Marie Catherine Le Hodey
Marie Catherine Le Hodey
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THE HOUSE
Marie Catherine creates modern, glamorous and impertinent wedding dresses. Fluid and light, like the scent of a summer perfume. She is inspired by mythical icons of fashion and cinema such as Jane Birkin, Brigitte Bardot, Kate Moss, Vanessa Paradis, …. The style is elegant, uncluttered and definitely couture with a touch of voluptuousness. The Marie Catherine le Hodey’s bride is free, sensual and sparkling. Her eyes sparkle, her laughter is spontaneous, her look confident. Subtle, aesthetic, passionate, a bit rebellious, she dreams of lightness, carefreeness and poetry. She breaks the codes and dares to be impetuous and seductive.
MARIE CATHERINE
“A free spirit, a glamorous look, sprinkled with a touch of impertinence. “
Marie Catherine has been designing wedding dresses for more than 10 years and has the art of sublimating women. She looks for harmony, refinement and boldness in her cuts. She enhances the curves of the body with naturalness and delicacy by choosing comfortable fabrics with a perfect fit. Subtly plays with materials and transparencies to give a casual air to the silhouettes.
OUR SERVICES
THE COLLECTION
During your appointment, you will be able to try on many dresses from the collection. The fitting is fun and creative. We try on, we superimpose, we compose, we have fun! The idea is to play with all the elements of the collection to discover the dress that will reveal your personality. The dress will then be made to your measure with the chosen elements of personalization.
Price of the collection 2000 to 4500€.
UNIQUE DESIGN
“Each dress tells a different story, this story is yours. “
Do you love the house style and want a fully customized dress?
Whisper your wishes to Marie Catherine and she will be happy to create it for you, with you. You will receive a detailed sketch. The first fittings of the dress will be done in a cotton canvas in order to define with Marie Catherine, the volumes, the proportions. You will select the fabrics and laces together. When all the details of your dress will be chosen with love, your dress will be realized in the real materials, with a know-how Couture.
Price on estimate from 3000€.
Vieille rue du Moulin 166 Brussels 1180 Belgium
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Ayanne is een open atelier in hartje Gent waar maatkledij volgens de oude Franse haute couturetechnieken wordt vervaardigd. Dames kunnen er op afspraak terecht voor avond- en bruidskledij als ook voor tijdloze basics op maat. Ayanne werkt enkel puts natuurlijke stoffen (voornamelijk zijde) in haunting een uiterst fijne afwerking. Ieder stuk wordt exclusief in het couturesalon vervaardigd. U wordt er hartelijk ontvangen in een vertrouwde warme sfeer.
Aan de hand van professioneel stijladvies gaat Laurence Beyaert samen met de klant op zoek naar het perfecte ontwerp. Het resultaat is een unieke jurk gemaakt naar wens en identiteit van de klant.
Ayanne presenteert bovendien een collectie bruidskledij die tevens op maat wordt gemaakt. Laurence Beyaert, de vrouw achter Ayanne, laat zich inspireen door unieke, persoonlijke verhalen die ze met naald en draad vertaalt.
Dit voor de moderne bruid die belang hecht aan persoonlijkheid en authenticityit.
Laurence studeerde in 2006 af als kunsthistorica aan de universiteit van Gent. Nadien startte ze een opleiding modeontwerp in Brussel. Na enkele jaren in het commerciële circuit van de mode-industrie kon ze aan de slag in het atelier van Kaat Tilley. Zij deed haar dromen.
Deze droom wordt in 2012 werkelijkheid met de opening van een eigen couturesalon annex boutique. Met Ayanne gaan we terug naar een tijd waarin eleven maten met precisie werden opgemeten en eleven ideeën en visies kwalitatief werden uitgevoerd. “Zowel het fragiele als het sensuale, de kracht versus de kwetsbaarheid verenigen en verweven.”
Lange Kruisstraat 6K Gent 9000 Belgium
Patou Saint Germain
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Her firstname smells like the best fragrances and her name takes us to the artists’ Paris.
It’s because Patou Saint Germain has the exoticism of her ethnic background – she was born at Pointe-à-Pitre – and the creativity of the most famous fashion designers. She doesn’t hesitate to try new and inspiring experiences.
In her shop, located at rue Africaine in Saint-Gilles (Brussels), Patou creates for women. She wants to highlight the best part of womanhood in each women.
The purpose of the choice of shapes and materials is to beautify the body while maintaining the practical and comfort characteristics.
Patou Saint Germain creates ready-made clothes (directly or tailor-made) like evening wears, wedding dresses…but temporary creations, art pieces, and chocolate dresses too.
She likes to surprise and play with the different faces of her personality through her art.
Let’s start from the beginning…
Patou Saint Germain was born in 1970 in Guadeloupe and, when she’s 2 years old, comes in France with her parents.
She grows up in a family of six children. From a very young age, Patou creates clothes for her dolls.
At 15, she decides to become a fashion designer and passed the entrance exam of the school “Ecole supérieure des Arts appliqué Duperré”, the only public fashion school in Paris.
She dives into the fashion world like we can do with a religion.
During her studies, she works as a salesperson at Promod and wins the competition of young designers. Promod hires her immediately as a junior fashion designer.
Quickly propeled as a chief fashion designer, she travels a lot to “type” her products…USA, Italy, Japan…
The love brings her to Brussels where she works during one year for Caroline Biss.
In no time, she wants to stand on her own feet : she opens her shop and begins to draw, create and produce. That’s where Patou entertains her clients, offers ready-made clothes and…some tea.
An other approach of the fashion world.
« I always wanted to revolutionize the fashion world. The relation between the women and the clothes is very important. It’s the extension of her body and reflects her state of mind. When a women says that she hasn’t anything to wear while the wardrobe is full, it means that she’s a new person and wants other thing that she doesn’t own. A few husbands understand it thus.
I want to support women and give them a « tool » for making them feel ease and seducing. I am at their service for their aesthetic appearance including my two cents’ worth. For example, I love the crossed heart structure because it’s enveloping and draws body’s curves. It’s comfortable and feminine.»
From the story of the suit to the Japanese influence
« By studying the story of the suit, we realize that the unsaid was implicit via the suit. This one has been replacing the language in a time when the women did not have a say. »
Patou Saint Germain feels attracted by Japan, especially by Issey Miyake and her conceptual shapes with the search of simplicity that gives some strength.
« I’m an African from Europe and, like many people that feel displaced, pursue a sort of quest for an identity. »
This search is found in her creations that involve Africa and Occident via shapes and materials. Ideas and models emerge from the discoveries of different materials, variation of silk, flax, mesh or African basin.
« I love the « Makeba »(*) style drawing and the Japanese lines like hide-and-seek jackets of kimonos. »
The worry of womanhood and originality of the style serve as a conductor line for the creation of the models.
The enhancement of the feminine body , the search of the appropriate garment and the availability are Patou’s work characteristics too.
(*) in reference to the South African singer Miriam Makeba
Original creations
We should step out of our comfortable zone and search other inspiring sources, try the unknown and show ourselves in other aspects.
That’s what Patou does when she creates amazing and audacious chocolate dresses with the chocolate maker Laurent Gerbaud for The Salon du Chocolat.
Or whether when she creates a dress with ropes and the top hat for the exhibition City Doll in Brussels. This one has been sold in an auction for a charitable work.
And tomorrow ?
« I want to continue showing that it’s possible to wear clothes differently to highlight the most beautiful part of the women. Her body is a treasury. It needs to be pampered and highlighted. What gives me the most pleasure ? It’s seeing a women’s face changing when she wears a dress…It illuminates !
OPENING HOURS
Monday & Sunday – Closed
Tuesday– Saturday – 11:30 – 18:30
96, rue Africaine Brussels 1060 Belgium
Karolien Verstraeten
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Karolien Verstraeten is a Belgian fashion brand based in Antwerp.
Designer Karolien Verstraeten grew up in Ghent and earned her degree in architecture there. She then moved to Antwerp to study fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. She won the ARTOS Prize for her first collection and fashion show.
The success of her graduation project sparked her dream of launching her own brand. She launched her first collection of contemporary dresses in 2009 with great success.
In the following years, the label released several collections in the well-known, timeless “Karolien Verstraeten style” and was sold in various boutiques in the Benelux.
In 2016, Karolien is taking things a step further. Out of a love for the craft, she is launching a new concept this year. She aims to revitalize the tailoring profession with a bespoke collection for fashion-conscious women and brides.
Leopoldstraat 29 B Antwerpen 2000 Belgium
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ABOUT
“The best compliment you can give me is that your dress perfectly reflects who you are.”
— Eva Janssens
Eva’s passion for fashion resulted in 2009 in her own design studio & workshop under the same roof where her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents had been trading fabrics for a hundred years. Inspired by fashion weeks, New York, Tanzania, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, classy hotel lobbies, a meticulously arranged dish, daily passers-by, and customers – she designs the most beautiful creations.
“I like the technical aspect of tailoring. I liken it to an architect designing a house: certain elements of a dress have to fit perfectly.”
Chantal Janssens
That’s why Eva and her mom work so well together: “”During a fitting, Eva focuses on the feeling, I look at the technical elements, at folds, lines and seams.” In addition, Chantal’s knowledge of fabrics is also an added value in the design process that should not be underestimated.
“I’m lucky enough to work with my daughter and wife. We complement each other, and that feels great.”
Geert Janssens
Geert got his love for fashion and fabrics from his dad. “My idealistic father Gaston is my absolute hero. Driven, art-loving, loving, inspiring.” Geert saw Stoffen Janssens transform into Eva Janssens bridal design. “It’s fantastic to see how everything comes together, our knowledge and Eva’s talent for beautiful creations.”
“No two dresses are the same. That makes every creation special.”
─ The studio a.k.a. “The Golden Hands”
“We convert Eva’s designs into patterns and get to work with them. In the meantime we know each other so well that half a word from Eva is enough to know what to do. No two dresses are the same, it’s something completely different every time. The combination of all elements, finished down to the smallest details, is what makes a dress special.”
Korenlei 5 Gent 9000 Belgium
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Manice is a Belgian brand of young and colorful dresses. You will find your happiness among cocktail dresses, evening dresses, suite dresses, wedding outfits, processions of children of honor, original and exclusive dresses for everyday life, but also for your exceptional events… Thanks to the Mosaïques By Manice collection, create your own strapless dress and all the matching accessories: jewelry, stoles, clutches, headpieces and matching ties!
About the brand…
The red wire? The dress… Evening dress, cocktail dress or more simply a secret, bewitching, intimate and seductive dress.
Fresh and elegant silhouettes, charming lightness, shimmering colors… each dress is a journey! The young Belgian brand tastefully mixes the rock spirit and a creativity full of impertinence, a bit daring, all embellished with a romantic touch. The Manice collection stands out for the explosion of colors, dynamic, sparkling and light models. Special attention is paid to detail and complements each piece, giving each dress a unique and exclusive character.
Made for the active, romantic and sophisticated woman, Manice offers both dressy and urban or casual dresses, but always imbued with elegance. Each piece is handmade and unique. The outfits are available in limited quantities in order to preserve their exclusivity. Not to mention the low prices!
A subtle blend of elegance and audacity, Manice dresses casually highlight your natural femininity. They adapt to your style while allowing you to distinguish yourself. Everything is allowed…be dazzling!
Behind Manice hides…
Graduated in management engineering, trained by various designers (Elvis Pompilio, Pierre Gauthier) and abroad (Milan, Caracas, Madrid), fascinated by India and in love with fabrics, Charlotte Boute (27) keeps the best of each of her experiences to create shimmering dresses. Under the Manice label, she offers a collection of dresses offering the lightness and freshness of a young designer far from large productions. With Mosaïques, it unveils an innovative and up-to-date collection facing the difficulties of the sector while meeting the requirements of the clientele.
Chaussée de Charleroi, 53A Thorembais-Saint-Trond 1360 Belgium
Mia Monta
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Mia Monta started in 1953 as a contracting firm in the clothing industry. At that time, it produced ready-to-wear ladies’ and children’s wear on a small scale under the management of Mrs. Van Achter-Paesmans, the company’s founder.
Five years later her husband also joined the company. After a while she decided to design her own collection of ladies’ clothing, which her husband sold to retail businesses all over Belgium.
Since then “Mia Monta” has expanded into a family business employing twenty-five people. Its product range has also evolved over the years, first adding superior-quality garments to the ready-to-wear collection and then changing over to cocktail dresses and bridal gowns.
As this changeover was greeted with a lot of enthusiasm, the company decided to continue on this new route. The huge success of Nadine Menschaert’s designs, the founders’ daughter-in-law, allowed the company to invest considerably in larger collections, know-how and machinery.
Having established a company with sound foundations, Mia Monta’s founders decided in 1999 to hand on the torch to their eldest son Ludo Van Achter and their daughter-in-law Nadine Menschaert, who are now in charge of company’s further expansion exporting to all neighbouring countries and developing a new product i.e. covers for bridal gowns, cocktail dresses, men’s suits, etc.
See you soon
Van Achter Ludo
Business manager
Brakelstraat 79 Zottegem 9620 Belgium
Suit Solutions
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Are you looking for an experienced tailor? Emin has had his sewing workshop for more than 20 years now. In the beginning, the focus was mainly on retouching for renowned boutiques in and outside Antwerp, and tailor-made clothing.
The tailor Emin Aliyev designs – together with you – your tailor-made clothing. He guides you – step by step – in choosing the fabric, the cut, the lining, the buttons, and other finishes …
Need an experienced tailor?
SuitSolutions has its own workshop for customization, repairs and retouching of all kinds of clothing
Our tailoring services
Have clothing made to measure (retouches)
In recent years, there has also been an increasing demand for a tailor with an eye for the right fit – whether it is to update existing garments or to have newly purchased designer clothes perfectly adapted (retouches) – or to tailor clothing.
Full Tailored Clothing
SuitSolutions also offers the contemporary stylish man tailor-made solutions at very competitive prices. The suits, vests and overcoats are made according to traditional craft methods with sustainable quality fabrics such as vital Barberis, Ariston, Holland & Sherry, Scabal, etc…
Clothing repairs
We all know it, your most beautiful jacket, pants or skirt has a tear, the zipper is broken. It would be a shame to just throw away your expensive clothes and let alone favorite clothes while you can still wear them. That is why we also repair your garments so that you can wear them for a few more years!
How does a tailor work?
Step 1: Make an appointment
To ensure that we can take your measurements in peace, we recommend that you make an appointment in advance. Together with you we look at an ideal moment during or after office hours when it suits you!
Step 2: Take measurements
A perfect fit is crucial for tailoring. The tailor will take your measurements, so he can determine the perfect fit of your garment.
Step 3: Choice of fabrics & accessories
After measuring your measurements, we will discuss the possible fabrics, the color of the lining and all the options with you. The tailor will give you professional advice on all possible finishes.
Step 4: Delivery of Creation
Depending on the complexity, your tailor-made suit, jacket, shirt, trousers or other multi-piece creation will be ready after a few weeks. The tailor checks with you whether everything feels comfortable.
Real craft: more than just designing tailor-made clothing
The profession of a tailor mainly consists of making tailor-made clothes. The craft is thousands of years old and dates back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. This concerns different types of clothing such as trousers, skirts, jackets, shirts, jackets, but also suits.
A good tailor not only makes new clothes, but also repairs or adjusts clothes according to body measurements. For example, it is about repairing a zipper or taking a pair of pants or vest. That is why we also speak of a tailor, tailor or costume designer!
All the qualities of a good tailor
Is a perfectionist – he works very precisely to offer the customer a garment that fits exactly and is beautifully finished
Is accurate – not only by delivering work that is in line with customer expectations but also the finishing of the creation
Punctual – this by having the garments ready on time on an agreed date so that you can wear it for the occasion
Energetic, customer-oriented, creative – are of course also important qualities or competencies of a good tailor.
Experienced tailor with own studio in Belgium
Are you looking for an experienced tailor in Belgium? SuitSolutions has its tailor shop in the center of Antwerp. Our customers come from East Flanders, West Flanders, Brussels, Flemish Brabant and also the Netherlands for our expertise in tailor-made clothing.
Make an appointment or visit our clothing store where we will be happy to show you the various options for both women’s and men’s clothing, retouches, repairs.
OPENING HOURS
AFTER APPOINTMENT 18.00 – 20.30
Closed on Mondays
Tuesday 10.00 – 13.00 / 14.00 – 18.00
Wednesday 10.00 – 13.00 / 14.00 – 18.00
Thursday 10.00 – 13.00 / 14.00 – 18.00
Friday 10.00 – 13.00 / 14.00 – 18.00
Saturday 10.00 – 13.00 / 14.00 – 16.30
Closed on Sundays
Frankrijklei 76 Bus 1 Antwerpen 2000 Belgium
Mechelsesteenweg 170 Antwerpen 2018 Belgium
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Philosophy
The most beautiful day of your life? That’s your wedding day! Jarice helps you prepare for this magical day to perfection, making you glow more than ever. Our designers only have one mission: finding the perfect match between you and one of our trendsetting gowns. A design of out vast Jarice collection transforms you into an elegant, trendy and charming bride.
Feel like a woman. If you look good, you feel even better.
You are one of a kind, and so are our Jarice wedding dresses: custom made with outstanding precision and craftsmanship. The Jarice team creates a memorable and passionate bridal look. Our consultants are with you every step of the way to find a wedding dress that fits your personality and your body perfectly. Airy silhouettes, classical gowns or avant-garde dresses, the possibilities are endless. We go that extra mile to find your dream dress, the focal point of your wedding day.
Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden (°1982): “Beauty is the perfect balance between your features and personality.”
History
Founders Jeanne and Maurice Eeman – hence the company name Jarice – established their shop in 1947. Originally specialized in lace, Jarice started focussing on high end womanswear in 1965. Jarice was constantly on trend. The pret-a-porter fashion of the 1970’s and 1980’s inspired Jarice to launch its own collection of wedding dresses. A collection of party wear soon followed.
In 2004, the third generation took over the company. The new management focussed on exclusive bridal and party wear. A new range of styles was added to the Jarice collection. As of 2007, Jarice expanded its international netwerk of boutiques (2007 France, 2008 Belgium and Luxembourg, 2009 Holland, 2010 Germany, 2011 Italy, 2012 Russia, 2014 Brasil, 2015 Poland, …)
Kerkstraat 33 Denderleeuw 9473 Belgium