It's funny how we all like to stand out sometimes. For instance, one of the most fun things about buying clothes abroad is being able to say 'Oh you like this? Yeah, I bought it in [random hip destination].' It's nice to be able to wear something unique (or unique in your home town anyway). It's even nicer to wear stuff that reminds you of a great trip. One of the most recent additions to in my wardrobe include cute red ballerina's I bought in Paris while visiting some dear friends. Whenever I wear them, I think about wandering through the streets of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, watching impromptu concerts in obscure gazebos, dancing to goofy French songs and making killer cosmopolitans in the middle of the night.
My point is, if you're anything like me when you're travelling, you'll prefer visiting stores you wouldn't normally find at home. It makes your treasures just a little more special. It can be pretty hard to collect the necessary information, though. So I made a quick list of some quintessential Belgian brands, with just a few categories and a link to the brands' websites. It's not exhaustive in the least, just what comes to mind when I think of typical Belgian brands. You never know whether it'll be of use to some or other fashion-crazed tourist!
The basic
Le fabuleux Marcel de Bruxelles
The romantic
Essentiel
Luc Duchene
Just In Case
The retro
Zoot
Who's that girl
The laid back
Hampton Bays
Bellerose
The preppy
Mer du Nord
Scapa
The sophisticated
Annemie Verbeke
La belle et la bête
Ellen Verbeek
Rue blanche
A. F. Vandevorst
The very chique
Delvaux
Natan
Dries Van Noten
The avant-garde
Ann Demeulemeester
Walter Van Beirendonck
Maison Martin Margiela
Haider Ackermann
I might have missed some. What do you think?
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