The 5 best shops for Antwerp fashion in Antwerp

Geert Bruloot opened this shop in 1986 to sell clothes by the Antwerp Six. Now run by Marjan Eggers, the shop still stocks clothes by the best designers, including Ann Demeulemeester, Martin Margiela and Dior, but it also promotes young talent by inviting final year fashion students to exhibit in the window.

Christian Wijnants has opened a store between two antique shops in the heart of the fashion district. The interior is a sober Nordic space with a window at the back looking out on a lush garden. A graduate of Antwerp Academy, Wijnants designs layered, wearable clothes for urban women, often incorporating contemporary knitwear.

Dries Van Noten renovated the 19th century Modepaleis in 1989 as his flagship store. Furnished with wooden cabinets and vintage leather chairs, this is where the quiet Antwerp designer displays his Dries Van Noten renovated the 19thcentury Modepaleis in 1989 as his flagship store. Furnished with wooden cabinets and vintage leather chairs, this is where the quiet Antwerp designer displays his sober, often melancholy collections.

Esfan Eghtessadi and Inge Onsea launched a stunning new Essentiel store in their home town in 2018. It’s a sober empty space on two levels with a huge window on the street. Here they display bright women’s clothes and accessories in a dozen different colours.

Graphic designer Bertony da Silva has brought a youthful, optimistic edge to the Antwerp fashion scene with his T-shirts, sweaters and jackets inspired by hip-hop, landscape and architecture. He sells his streetwear in a modernist interior inspired by the architect Mies van der Rohe.