Café Costume suits are both traditional and personal
In the mid-2000s, Bruno Van Gils decided it was time to do something about what he saw as the two ills of contemporary suit...
Fashion advice: Make sure you dress for the heat
Our fashion advice expert Denitsa Tsekova makes dressing fancy in the heat simpler.
So, how to dress fancy when the weather is scorching?
It’s that time...
Luxury fashion: A Belgian cosmetics brand straight from the vine
In our latest Luxury fashion article we look at a "daily ritual".
Every day a new company brings out a different cosmetic product. But on...
Fashion: Buissonnière Keeping it in the Family
Fashion: Catherine Feore spoke with two of the four sisters that make this firm tick... Buissonnière - keeping it in the family!
When Laurence Buissonnière came into...
Belgian fashion: Jan-Jan Van Essche folklore for the future
In the lastest of our Belgian fashion articles we meet an unusual fashion designer.
"Maybe I am more of a tailor than a fashion designer",...
A new “Diamond Lounge” opened by Tollet
Tollet has opened a room in their store on 36 Rue des Fripiers dedicated to the sale of jewellery and luxury watches. Called the...
Belgian fashion: Doriane Van Overeem
Our fashion expert Jeanie Keogh met a young Belgian fashion designer who is not afraid to take on the status quo.
Twenty-six-year-old Belgian designer Doriane...
Fashion tips: Yseult D. says: “Be a piece of art”
In our latest fashion tips, we look at the work of a Belgian photographer and silkscreen printer.
Yseult describes herself as “a photographer-traveler and photographer...
Fashion & Design: Oxfam’s “Empty Shop”
Fashion: Oxfam's 'Empty Shop' does an encore in Brussels.
From 17 October to 16 November, Oxfam-Solidarité will be opening an 'Empty Shop' in Brussels, a...
Niche Brussels shop offers Christmas gift ideas
Christmas is coming (well, some shops are already adorned with Xmas decorations) so you may be thinking of gift ideas.
If so, there’s a small...












