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Meet Tutu Chic, a Belgian fashion brand that represents the motto “La vie en Rose” 100%.
BRAND PROFILE
The Belgian fashion- and lifestyle label TUTU CHIC of fashion designer Freya Poppe, is well known for the motto “La Vie en Rose”. Since 2012, TUTU CHIC creates luxurious, stylish and happy outfits for women who want to stand out from the crowd. Customers from over the whole world fancy the pink lifestyle of this ambitious fashion label. “Let women, feel and BE women, strong, powerful ladybosses, with a poppy and happy twist” – Freya Poppe
ABOUT TUTU CHIC
TUTU CHIC was founded in 2012 by the Belgian fashion – entrepreneur Freya Poppe. Within a few years, lots of hard work (powered by her passion and her entrepreneur-skills), Freya managed to build this strong brand from scratch.
The pink lifestyle label stands for luxurious signature pieces, with a big heart for colors and stylish cuts.
Freya Poppe is the daughter of a creative entrepreneurs’ family and worked from very young age as entrepreneur and creative brain. For years she studied fashion design in Antwerp and worked very hard to get her fashion skills on point. “How can I call myself a real designer, if I wouldn’t understand how for example a pattern is assembled?” Her several business degrees and experiences gave her the courage to start the company. TUTU CHIC was born. A brand with a particularly chic, positive and exclusive look that was still lacking in the Belgian market.
Signature pieces like the hand knitted vests, the luxurious fabrics, the love for colours are just a few examples of the strong brand.
Today, TUTU CHIC is sold in more than 40 partner stores and the collections are available over the whole world throughout the official webshop: http://www.tutuchic.be
(PINK) AMBITION
Since 2016 the ambitious Freya got some national fame through 2 seasons of the television show on VIJF “Pink Ambition”.
The HQ (headquarters), atelier and showroom of TUTU CHIC have been located from June 2016 in a complete new building in Kruibeke (near Antwerp). The HQ, provides extra room for further growth of the successful brand. With two main collections per year, our own atelier and never-out of stock items, TUTU CHIC has gained a solid market position.
As entrepreneur, she is always on the go, and looking for the next step. Next to our own Gin, Tutu Chic launched their first shoe collection. Alongside Tutu Chic, exists Tutu Dors. The bedding brand for which Freya has designed her own line of
boxsprings, mattresses and sheets in the same spirit as the clothing line, so customers can really immerse themselves into the Tutu Chic world.
Tonickx
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Design collections together
At Tonickx, we create our own collection to inspire your stylists and buyers with the latest trends and commercial styles. Our collection consist of light garments like blouses, tops, skirts and dresses, as well as structured items like blazers, trousers and jackets.
We also source various fabric qualities, seasonal colors and matching prints. Together with your team we co-create short term collections of commercial styles matching your target consumer.
Fashion in record speed
The fashion and retail market is characterized by rapid changes in fashion trends and market needs. Reacting fast to those changes allows you to have the right products in store and at the same time decrease your stock levels.
We help you achieve this due to our vertical integration with our own garment factories in Romania and Tunisia (BSCI approved). Together with our investment in 3D technology we shorten the time between the initial idea and delivery in your warehouse.
Evolis 11 Kortrijk 8500 Belgium
Tiscotex
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ABOUT
Narrow Fabrics. You’ve come to the right place.
Tiscotex weaves narrow fabrics for specialized niche markets and large international customers. The webbing goes directly to our customers or is processed into an end product in our Belgian Tiscotex Atelier.
Tiscotex Weaving mill: experience counts
Tiscotex is a specialist in weaving narrow fabrics between 10 and 330 mm wide. Both natural yarns (flax, cotton, jute) and synthetic fibers (polyester, polypropylene, etc.) are woven into top quality webbing.
Tiscotex Weaving mill: experience counts
Tiscotex Atelier processes narrow fabrics into end products such as lashing straps, lifting straps and textile car parts. A Belgian clothing department means quality, flexible production and fast delivery.
Tiscotex Atelier: ready-to-wear at its best
Add all the experience of our people together and you arrive at a lot of kilometers on the ready-to-wear counter. We can safely say that we have a unique place in Europe in the field of weaving and making up of Narrow fabrics.
Tiscotex has built up a loyal customer portfolio in demanding sectors such as automotive and transport. But Tiscotex is also happy to listen to your questions when it comes to interior and design.
A healthy network. For everyone’s benefit.
Tiscotex has a strong network of certified partners, each with their own specialty and field. The mutual exchange of Best Practices translates into more efficient production and extra service for the customer.
In addition to the products that Tiscotex manufactures itself, the company also has a very extensive stock range of parts and standard products. Suppliers are rigorously selected on the basis of quality, durability and price.
Zwaarveld 33 (zone blauw) Hamme 9220 Belgium
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About
After reading the book “The Emperor wears no clothes” by hemp advocate Jack Herer, Emilio De Baudringhien got inspired to start a company that would bring this amazing plant and all of its benefits, back to humanity.
Since hemp is a carbon negative crop we strongly believe it can be a key player in fighting global warming… think of it this way: we are growing a plant in 100 days that takes huge amounts of carbon from our atmosphere and stores it safely in the ground, actually increasing the fertility of the soil. After the plant is harvested we can use every single aspect of the plant for a different purpose, leaving no waste. All this with a minimum input of water and nutrients and no use of pesticides and herbicides.
1 acre of hemp takes in 10 times the amount of carbon compared to 1 acre of rainforest.
Emilio doesn’t consider The Ornament Hemp Co. a fashion company since we don’t follow fashion trends or seasons. Instead we see the company as a vehicle to support the hemp movement in all its forms.
Emilio never started this company for money gaining purposes. All of the money that comes in is directly re-invested in creating more products made from hemp to help increase global hemp crop production and help create a world with more durable products made from replenishable crops such as hemp.
At the end of 2017, Emilio set up a crowdfunding campaign to set up his label. Thanks to 110 lovely backers, Emilio got his project funded and was able to take off.
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THE VANDAL – URBAN & RETRO CYCLING GEAR
“A never-ending passion for cycling.”
Our story begins in 2013. A passion for cycling races and graphic design join in a rough idea and a first print. The Vandal was born. At the beginning of that year we came up with a first pair of t-shirts completely inspired by the race and the bike. We took the plunge and visisted some popups and bike shops in the neighborhood. To our surprise, it was an immediate modest success. Since then, we have put a lot of work into expanding our dealer network at home and abroad and we’re working together with more than 50 active dealers from Flanders to Curaçao.
Our dream is to have a dealer in every European capital and to be present on every continent to spread our passion for the bicycle! Our first webshop saw the light in 2014. We are now on the 4th update of our online store and it has become more than a full-fledged sales channel.
Since 2014 we have been releasing an autumn/winter and a spring/summer collection. We expand this through multiple limited editions and capsule collections throughout the year. The collections include shirts, sweaters and accessories for men, women and kids for, during and after cycling.
We also release a unique cycling kit every year.
Tim Van Steenbergen
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About
Tim Van Steenbergen
Tim Van Steenbergen graduated Magna cum Laude at the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts (fashion department, textile creation and theatre costume). Subsequently he took classes in drapery and couture techniques and worked as assistant of Olivier Theyskens.
His first collection was launched in 2001 in Paris and in the same year he set up his company Mitzlavv bvba.
Meanwhile he’s up to his twenty third collection/fashion show and the label Tim Van Steenbergen is being sold in the best designer shops all over the world. His style evolves into a refined pureness and female elegance. He is a master of contemporary drapery and every detail, high quality standards, tradition and craftsmanship are being cared for.
Tim designs the costumes for international movie, theatre, dance and opera creations as for Anne Teresa de Keersmaecker, Guy Cassiers and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
Between 2010 and 2013 Tim Van Steenbergen is creating the costumes for Richard Wagner’s opera cycle ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’, Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin.
Nowadays Tim Van Steenbergen is increasingly evolving into a creative lab.
Recent developments thereof are ‘Metronome’, a first light design for Delta Light, an interior fabrics collection in collaboration with Aristide and total interior concepts Tim Van Steenbergen with Boa Interior.
Philosophy
The challenge in my work is the search for authenticity and artisanship in fashion.
The difference between confection and prêt-à-porter or couture is to be found in how it is made.
Handwork, quality of fabric, building a piece layer by layer, differentiates my work from confection.
I’m in search of old values in a new world.
The motivation in my work is to transfer craftsmanship and the old values into different and modern designs.
Due to my belief in artisanship, every garment is created by hand on the dummy to develop its characteristic shape.
These traditional construction process and unique draping techniques guarantee a high appreciated quality and an exclusive collection.
Studio Tim Van Steenbergen
The studio of Tim Van Steenbergen is located in a 19th century mansion close to the historical site of the Antwerp military hospital. An eclectic interior were fashion meets art, historical elements are confronted with design and vintage furniture.
The studio Tim Van Steenbergen is the optimal place to realize his ideas, situated in the pocketsize metropolis Antwerp. This refreshing cosmopolitan owes its reputation to the mighty part, the world diamond centre and its trendsetting vision of fashion.
This welcoming multicultural city-on-the-river the Scheld, is an intelligent, complex, fascinating and surprising habitat with a magnificent contemporary architecture, opera and theatre, monuments and artworks as well as its historical medieval centre.
The home of the Flemish Baroque master Rubens.
The Red Star line company set off its ships on the transatlantic voyage with millions of emigrants who set out for a new life in the States and Canada.
Nowadays Antwerp is one of the fastest growing cultural cruise destinations in Europe.
“Due to its excellent acces, it pushes you to travel the world looking for new impressions and personal experiences.”
“After all it is an attractive place to come home from where you can work independently and with an open minded view on the rest of the world.”
Creations
- ‘Hanjo’, opera, Festival Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence / the Monnaie Brussels
- ‘Hersenschimmen’, theater , Ro Theater Rotterdam
- ‘d’Un Soir un Jour’ and ‘Steve Reich Evening’, dance, Rosas / the Monnaie Brussels
- ‘Triptych of Power; ‘Mefisto’, ‘Wolfskers’ and ‘Atropa’, theater, Toneelhuis Antwerp / Festival d’Avignon / Théâtre de la Ville de Paris
- ‘The House of the Sleeping Beauties’, opera, LOD / Toneelhuis Antwerp / the Monnaie Brussels
- ‘Adam in Exile’, opera, Opera of Amsterdam
- ‘La Chanteuse du Tango’, movie by Diego Martinez Vignatti with Eugénia Ramirez.
- ‘Prélude à la Mer’, movie, Rosas / Thierry De Mey
- ‘Das Rheingold’, Teatro alla Scala / Staatsoper Unter den Linden
- ‘Blood & Roses, the Song of Joan and Gilles’, theatre , Toneelhuis Antwerp / Festival d’Avignon
- ‘Die Walküre’, Teatro alla Scala / Staatsoper Unter den Linden
- ‘Labyrinth’, dance, National Ballet Amsterdam, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- ‘Siegfried’, Teatro alla Scala / Staatsoper Unter den Linden
- ‘Götterdämmerung’, Teatro alla Scala / Staatsoper Unter den Linden
- ‘Milonga’, dance, Sadlers Wells, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- ‘MCBTH’, theater, Toneelhuis / Spectra Ensemble / Vocaallab
- ‘Romeo & Julia’, ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders
- ‘Hamlet’, theater, Toneelhuis / Toneelgroep Amsterdam
- ‘Het vertrek van de Mier’, theater, Toneelhuis / Het Paleis / Kunstz
- ‘Firebird’, ballet, Stuttgarter Ballett
- ‘Passions Humaines’, theater, costumes and set, Toneelhuis / Mons Culturele Hoofdstad
- ‘Xerse’, costumes and set, Opéra De Lille
- ‘Caligula’, costumes and set, Toneelhuis
- ‘De welwillenden’, costumes and set, Toneelhuis / Toneelgroep Amsterdam
- ‘Pictures at an exhibition’, ballet, costumes and set, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Sidi Larbi Charkaoui
- ‘Ma mère l’oye’, ballet, costumes and set, Royal Ballet of Flanders, Jeroen Verbruggen
- ‘Trompe la mort’, opera, costumes and set, Opéra national de Paris
- ‘Grensgeval’, theatre, costumes and set, Toneelhuis
- ‘Movement in Blue’ & ‘Movement in White’, Tim Van Steenbergen X Ashtari Carpets
- ‘Het kleine meisje van meneer Linh’, costumes, Toneelhuis
- ‘Vergeef ons’, costumes, Toneelhuis / Toneelgroep Amsterdam
marialei 18 Antwerpen 2018 Belgium
Tirez vous les Filles
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Fashionable in a nutshell
Why not stand out with a glam rock look, based on zippered modukes.
Consuming better to consume less, quality rather than quantity. A dress that bends to all your desires, which vary according to the time of day, the season, the weather, the occasions, the unexpected,…
16 dresses, in one dress. 2 dresses, that’s no less than 256 possible customizations. 3 dresses, it’s 4,096 possible combinations with another color or another material that we modulate, often vinyl or imitation leather materials.
In addition, design and fashion 100% made in Belgium.
A line of jewelry and accessories finished with zippers completes the range, with the use of fish leather, another way to become sustainable.
Vieux Chemin 50 Bruxelles 1180 Belgium
t Stofuiltje
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’t Stofuiltje is a shop where you can buy fun, colorful fabrics for young and old. In our shop you will find fabrics as well as haberdashery, patterns and other supplies.
In addition to fabrics, you can also contact us for custom orders. If you are interested, visit our store or send an email to info@stofuiltje.be.
Kind regards, Peggy
Opening hours
Monday: 1.30 pm – 6.00 pm
Tuesday: 09:00 – 20:00
Wednesday: 09:00 – 13:30
Thursday: 09:00 – 20:00
Friday: 13.30 – 18.00
Saturday: By appointment only (036771029)
Closed on Sundays
aartstraat 18 Essen 2910 Belgium
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Thea is the name Emilie Duchêne gave to her daughter, a baby girl who was born at the same period as this creative project. She wanted Thea’s birth to be forever associated with a moment of creation. This is how Thea Jewelry came about in November of 2011. Thea Jewelry is a line of luxurious custom-made jewelry, personalized and unique. You order your unique piece of jewelry online, but first you can personalize the jewel by choosing a fine gold, a word of your choice, a heart or a star, all to be engraved in gold, or set with either white or black diamonds. In 2014, Emilie Duchêne added new jewels such as earcuffs, cufflinks, and bracelets for kids, all personalized, to further share the essence of Thea.
Our jewels
Our jewels are unique, personalized in a fine 18 Karat gold, and made by hand in a workshop with a certain “savoir-faire”. The customer chooses the color of the gold: white, yellow, or pink. This jewel may be even paved with white or black diamonds. The customer can also choose to add symbols such as a heart, a star, an infinity sign, or other symbols. The writing used for each jewel is totally unique as it’s based on Emilie’s own handwriting. Four weeks later, your jewel will be sent in a luxurious box to your door.
Drève de Lorraine, 43 Brussels 1180 Belgium
t Stoffenhoekske
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Greta Bogaerts started ’t Stoffenhoekske in 1985 at the Merksemsebaan 115 in Wijnegem. Now, more than 30 years later, this fabric shop is an established name in Antwerp.
After a technical training ‘Snit & Naad’ at the Sancta-Maria Institute in Deurne, Greta wanted to be able to experience her passion the way she wanted. This enthusiasm became a motivation to start her own business. On September 1, 1985, ’t Stoffenhoekske was born.
Several years after the start, the supply and the number of customers exceeded the capacity of the building. In 1990, ’t Stoffenhoekske moved from Merksemsebaan to its current location on Turnhoutsebaan. But again the corner burst at the seams after a few years. When the adjacent building was put up for sale, a great opportunity presented itself to further expand the store in order to offer customers a clearer overview. Ten years after this second expansion, the next adjacent building was also purchased, which was furnished as an additional studio space and training room.
At the same time, the services offered also expanded. ‘ t Stoffenhoekske started in 1985 with the sale of fashion fabrics and sewing supplies. Customers also got all the sewing advice they wanted. After the move, Greta started with the first sewing courses, in her own living room and on a much smaller scale and less frequent than today.
Customers increasingly asked for curtains and drapes. After additional courses, Greta started making quality custom curtains. The high-quality fabrics in the range and the perfect finish ensured satisfied customers and new customers. Greta’s daughters Saartje and Lientje, who both followed an intensive course in window decoration, have been working in the business for several years now. This collection of hands and expertise makes it possible to accept and complete larger assignments as well. For example, ’t Stoffenhoekske is now increasingly making curtains for schools, retirement homes, companies, etc. all over the country.
In the early years, ’t Stoffenhoekske also moved. Greta went to annual fairs with fashion fabrics and attended the annual Easter market on the Turnhoutsebaan in Wijnegem. There was also a fashion show in which every piece of clothing was made by hand. The fashion show is now history, but ’t Stoffenhoekske is still represented every year on the Easter market.
’t Stoffenhoekske has come a long way since the first stitch in 1985. Today you will not only find a wide range of unique fashion fabrics and merchandise, but you can also find tailor-made carpets and curtains with free measurement and installation. The repair service continues to deliver on time and neatly. And the intricacies of the trade are explained at the regular and pleasant sewing courses.
’t Stoffenhoekske is far from finished.
Who are we?
Greta Bogaerts
(Founder and business manager)
Started with the shop in 1985. She manages the business, does the bookkeeping, guides the employees and helps where necessary, eg with measuring and placing curtains. Greta also supervises the sewing courses for adults.
Saartje Danckers
(In permanent employment since 2014)
Specialized in sales, customization, and retouching. Saartje completed a six-year course and a specialization year in Fashion, which gave her extensive knowledge and skills in fashion fabrics and customization. She also supervises the sewing courses for children.
Lientje Danckers
(In permanent employment since 2016)
Specialized in curtains, drapes, pull-up systems, panels and electrical controls for curtains in all shapes and sizes. Lientje followed a three-year course to become an expert in everything related to custom curtains.
Peggy Van Sandt
(On an independent basis since 2006)
Peggy entered ’t Stoffenhoekske for the first time as a participant in our sewing courses. Today she works freelance specializing in machine embroidery and retouching.
Greta and daughters Saartje and Lientje regularly attend training courses to update contemporary knowledge and to keep abreast of the latest materials, techniques and instruments.
Opening hours
Tuesday up to and including Friday: 9.30am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 6pm
Saturday: 9.30 am to 4 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Turnhoutsebaan 253-257 Wijnegem 2110 ² Belgium