We’ve been following Piëtro and Jan-Jan from the beginning with their pop-up concept Atelier Solarshop. Their selection of vintage pieces and young designers always made our heart beat faster. So when we got the message that they blew up the pop-up concept to install a permanent creative platform for creatives and a gallery for young artists and designers, we immediately had butterflies in our stomachs. Read the rest of this entry »
Remember Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s when she looks longing at the jewels in the showcase? Well it’s this kind of feeling you get when you visit the store of Pascale Masselis in Antwerp. It’s like a voyage back in time, when everything was still classy and chic. When jewels were worn with distinction and grace. A magnificent shopping experience for true ladies only. Read the rest of this entry »
Assemblé makes the past and the future meet. They make the cutest retro silhouettes on children’s size, introducing future generations to past generations. ‘Debardeurkes’, wool sweaters, high waistline skirts, you name it, Assemblé has it or will make it especially for you. Read the rest of this entry »
Since its opening in Antwerp, RA has been a platform for up and coming talent. It’s a brooding place for tomorrow’s avant garde designers and their restaurant is a hangout for the cool kids (if they can’t afford the clothing, they can always drink herbal tea). For 2012, RA cements a permanent position within the artistic and fashion hub, by opening a Paris extension of their original retail concept and exhibition space. Read the rest of this entry »
For the last few years Jules Wabbes (1919-1974) was high-up there on the vintage list for international design dealers. As a result his original designs reached astronomical heights in price and desirability. That’s why the premier representative of Belgian design in the 1960s and 70s is currently re-edited by Belgian design-house Bulo, lightning house Wever & Ducré and carpet house Bic-Carpets. Read the rest of this entry »
Let’s go Mad Men this weekend with these vintage Sabena lounge chairs by Alfred Hendrickx. This prominent, but somewhat forgotten, designer created curved furniture for Belgian company Belform during the fifties and sixties. Read the rest of this entry »
Social media is such a wonderful tool and no, we’re not talking about playing four hours of restaurant city in a row on your Facebook. We’re talking about the wonderful effect of sharing knowledge and triggering people to know and learn more about what you’re passionate about. That’s what I Love Belgium is all about. Read the rest of this entry »
Last weekend, Antwerp vintage fashion hotspot Labels Inc. opened a pop-up store in Bruges. Labels.Inc will be offering the same designers for men and women, not forgetting the accessories. Read the rest of this entry »
As we all know, we have amazing fashion designers. Every single one of them (if we’re lucky) will become an icon of their decade. And their legacy of that specific era will be passed on for a long time, under the common name of “vintage”. Something that will never be out of style.
Nowadays, vintage is très chic and a real must have for the closet. A vintage store will sell you everything of every era for a really good price. Old second hand clothes, purses, sunglasses,.. you name it! But among all these different vintage stores in Belgium, there’s one in particular: Modes Antique Textile. Read the rest of this entry »
