New in Store

© Dominica Ceuleers

Happy Monday everyone ! Time to present the latest perfume in the Byredo series.

This extraordinary scent of dry wood is the most recent perfume of the Swedish perfume house ; cedar is without a doubt one of the scents that our nose recognizes most easily.

Reminiscent of pencil shavings, it evokes a sense of nostalgia for school days and simpler times.

Evocative of log cabins and Scandinavian furniture, cedar adds warmth the overtly modern.

In the perfumer's palette, it has the power to inject energy and lend verticality to a fragrance.

Super Cedar has notes of rose petals - Virginian cedar wood, silk musk and Haitian vetiver.

Available at Parfuma Antwerp or stay in and order from your couch ! 

The Belle of .. St Vincents

Love at first sight, that's the feeling I had when I entered St Vincents today. Opened a week ago and already very popular amongst native Antwerp population.

This ancient imprimerie is the newest hot spot to enjoy a coffee/tea  - shop clothes, interior decorations or furniture.

A must see when visiting my hometown ! 

Diamanti Per Tutti

I've actually assembled a nice modest collection of daily jewelry from the past DPT collections.
Somehow they know just perfectly what's in fashion right now and offer affordable gold + diamonds jewels for the modern woman.

Because you can't just always wear your most outrageous sparkler ; sometimes it does not feel right. Entering the world of DPT was such an eye-opener for me ; I've first heard about them when Sofie Valkier, our most famous blogger worldwide, designed a small collection for them. Loved her arrow bracelet instantly, and, even more, the possibility to choose every item in pink gold.
So slowly, my personal collection grew and now I can say I own a nice and affordable every-day-wear set to match any outfit.

In the picture above you can recognize the arrow bracelet {just underneath the deer's head} - a geometrical hanger end a half moon ring.
These are my favorite key pieces as well as my 2 tiny bracelets I wear constantly {sometimes seen in my Instagram account} and I'm pretty sure another piece is going to join my collection pretty soon.
Loving their new Suzy cuff from their latest collection !

Found these absolutely gorgeous earrings at Manuel Opdenakker today.

I haven't been into these superlong earrings for a while - somehow, I found them too much with my short hairdo - but recently, well since my hair became a bob, I like to see myself wearing something longer again .. 

So, I might try these out pretty soon, maybe just the one piece or maybe even both ..

#COF

Laurentine & her doggie Lilou

Today was a good day ; the weather was horrid but "rainy hair, we don't care", nothing could stop us going the grand opening of Clouds of Fashion in the Nationalestraat !! Whoa !!

Laurentine has really upgraded from a cute but tiny store to a very grown up fashion walhalla ! 

My daughter India was lucky to have a day off school, so we scheduled a shopping spree at noon at the new COF store !! She choose a cute little black shoulder bag and a palmy Summer top {weather forecast predicts 15°C next week) and mama got herself a cute silver BFF bracelet to match her Isabel Marant watch. 

Spoiled and happy we went home, coveting our newest pink COF shopping bag and freebies ! 

We wish all the best for Laurentine and her team in the new store {careful Lilou does not want to jump ship again} ;-)

#Sébastien

Sébastien, Melkmarkt 46, Antwerpen

Have been looking forward to this coffee shop ; yesterday it opened and today, my son Sebastian (what's in a name) and I had some drinks and muffins after school.

The space was previously owned by Switch (Apple store) so I was really curious to see how they would change the interior ; they did a real nice job. It's clean, open and I just love the lighting hanging from the ceiling. 

Check out this and other hotspots on my Pinterest board ! 

#refreshment

Oh, shut up and drink already !

Finally tasted this homemade iced tea at Hotel National in Antwerp.

Had to order it 3 times before, when they finally said "we do" !

It was worth the wait ! So friggin' nice and refreshing.

No wonder it was always sold out ; it's just too good to leave your glass full {I ordered 2 btw}

order it here when you hit my hometown 

#StepbyStep

Just sharing this small collage I made from my shoot at Step by Step this morning.

So sweet of Chantal en Julie to think of me when it comes to images for their Facebook-page.

Makes me extremely happy to take pictures ; not only a perfect excercise for me but also a very nice opportunity because it's such a beautiful space.

And LOVE the clothes too, of course .. 

Saturday I'm invited to preview their exclusive label Léo AW 14/15 presentation. 

I'll promise you to post pictures of that pretty soon. Meanwhile, discover Léo's current collection here.

I wanna STAY here forever ..

Ever since the Nationalestraat has officially reopened after restoration, fabulous new shops arise in the fashion district. Near the MoMu and Fashion Academy, STAY opened it's doors a couple of weeks ago.

This is my kind of shop : beautiful brands - a coffee space in the back of the store and pretty much everything is for sale ! 

Seriously love their concept. This boutique bar also organises workshops, tastings and a Sunday brunch. You even can 'rent' the venue for a private shopping night : enjoy an evening of shopping, tasting and relaxing with your besties ! 

Cool idea, right ?

Pop in their store when you hit Antwerpen and meet Tinne and Stéphanie Coucke yourself ; submerge in their stunning shop at the Nationalestraat 49 {and like them on Facebook too}

Me GUSTA la cena, me gustas tú

Remember that Manu Chao song ? Gusta means love and this is what Inez De Rijcker wants to share. Share the love for good food for people who have health issues with certain substances in our daily food. She's the first to open a shop that provides all kinds of these specific products in 1 space.

Speaking from her own experience {she had to run errands in 3 shops to get a complete meal}, Inez saw the opportunity in opening a shop herself that offers a complete range and give people a 1 stop place to buy all they need for the week to come. 

Follow Inez and GUSTA on Facebook 

and visit her store offline {she sells amazing chocolate too !}

Montignystraat 25, 2000 Antwerpen

Heartworking Knitwear

Finally got to meet the lovely Stéphanie Caulier in the flesh. I'm such a big fan of her knitwear ; I love Mr Mittens was founded in 2007 after she visited a knitting café in New York. You just can't explain the love for knitwear and it's work if you've never knitted a single strand of wool yourself in your lifetime.

So, I was very excited when I discovered her pop up store just around the corner ; got a hot pink beanie for my sweet 16 year old (hope she likes it) and took some pics to give you an impression of the temporary shop. 

Blogfans surely know the beautiful blog by Charlotte - The Fashion Guitar - as it happens, she just showed us how to team a ILMM beanie the perfect way ! 

You can still visit the pop up store in Antwerpen until Dec. 22nd.

Kronenburgstraat 90 - 2000 Antwerpen

wednesday till sunday 10.30 - 18.30 

Le fabuleux Marcel de Bruxelles {stays}

Remember this blogpost ? Well it seems the pop-up store of Le Fabuleux Marcel de Bruxelles is here for good. Apparently, they liked the setting of this shop so much, they decided to stay ! Good for them and good for us. Got me a cute sky blue T for my son. Check out their store at Lombardenvest in Antwerp {for more city guide questions, mail me through my contact form below}