warm winter

i've been knitting and crocheting with glitter...like the combination

 

 

window shopping: autumn jungle

I've started a new window tour today at Van Hassels: cutout leaves as a backdrop. Like my job :-)

dress

I am verry happy with my new dress.

window shopping: skyfall

do you remember me painting all those bottles blue?

I've put them in the shops now, subtile but stylish.

sneakpeak

van hassels made a mini collection in collaboration with feeling. to launch this "bella capri" collection, they organise a late evening shopping event in antwerp or ghent. you get styling advice, make-up, 15% reduction and a goodie bag! ladies, what are you waiting for? subscribe now!

window shopping: stars

 christmas windows for Van Hassels

window shopping: baronessa

the first "baronessa" window is a fact! 

window shopping: commedia dell'arte

Started with the installation of a new theme for the Van Hassels shops today: commedia dell'arte

window shopping: parigi

this week, I finished my first tour of the thirteen Van Hassels concept stores.

quite an experience!

shop shop shop!

Van Hassels summer '13 collection is out now!

And guess what? All credits for momo, who designed the women's collection, although Katty and I had a little part in this.

Katty designed some t-shirt prints for the little ones and the beautiful daisy-printed fabric (j'adore!)

I've made some jewelery samples.

So what are you waiting for? shop, shop, shop!

ixelles

my dear friend L. and i visited ixelles again (as it was already 2 years ago!).

to celebrate the new year, to pick some sales, to have fun.

we started our tour at rose (rue de l'aqueduc 56), always good for gifts. 

across the street they have opened a second shop: my table (rue de l'aqueduc 73-75) with food related stuff.

at moss & bros (rue de l'aqueduc 58) they have very different things, nice classic pyjama's, curiosities, clothes. i bought my son Flor a "back to the friture" hoodie, designed by bshirt (conceived, designed, manufactured by belgians for belgians, sold in belgium and the rest of the world !)

at lilycup (rue du page 65) we couldn't resist to buy some delicious cupcakes :violette! tout chocolat! carrot cake! speculoos! 

every time we went into a store from then, people looked at our lilycup boxes with verrrry hungry eyes.

as we got hungry ourselves, we discovered pudding rock (rue du mail 76). as it appears, we were very lucky there was a table left for two. 

the chef, Danièle explained the menu herself with so much enthusiasm that we wanted to taste everything! (as she told us, they serve a menu "tout verrines", a plate with several deli, but only on reservation).

anyway, our burger and chicken salad were yummie! as well as the dessert plate :-) 

L.'s beautiful cherrie necklace 

wouters & hendrix, my favorite jewelery designers also have a shop in ixelles (place georges brugmann 16). treated myself with earrings

next to w&h is also a bellerose shop (place brugmann 19), women's clothes only.

around the corner you have graphie sud (rue berkendael 195). great for gifts and clothes!

bonnie & jane (rue darwin 34) is a new shop, with vintage and clothes, we like! 

across the street is also a a.p.c. (rue darwin 61).

we ended our ixelles trip at le typographe (rue américaine 76), a letterpress studio with shop (always want to buy everything there)

and zao (rue du bailli 96). a very colourful shop stuffed with clothes, presents, toys, postcards,...

here's a little map