For the SS19 shoot inspired by our beautiful city Antwerp, we decided to do the complete styling ourselves. Ellen and Lien actively searched for fair and honest Belgian brands. All these brand share our core values: sustainability and honesty. With this awesome collaboration we wanted to put a spotlight on other fair entrepreneurs. And boy, do they deserve it!
Long live sustainable entrepreneurship!
Looking for a sneaker that is both ecological and has that nice edge to spice up your outfit? Mats Rombaut is the Belgian designer to check out! With his brand ROMBAUT he combines strong aesthetics and humanist values.
Discover new material innovations out of stone, natural rubber, coconut fiber, cotton cellulose and even tree bark. Everything is sustainable, nothing is toxic and no animals were used to produce these fabulous shoes. Yay for protecting bio-diversity!
Check them out here.
Featured in our SS19 shoot:
BOCCACCIO White Sneaker (click here)
Who doesn’t love denim? Sisters Alexandra and Ségolène definitely do! And wow, their designs are amazing. Dress yourself from head to toe in the best quality denim originating from beautiful Japan!
From tops to skirts and probably some of the coolest denim vests you have ever seen. Super stylish and environmentally conscious. Check out Façon Jacmin here.
Featured in our SS19 shoot:
Selma (click here), Jeanne (click here), Pola (click here), Phoebe (click here) & Vivian (click here)
That we love Mieke’s designs is no secret. She was one of our Belgian Bunch poppers in the Summer of ’17 and is definitely top of mind when the words “Belgian designers” drop.
This 30-something lady boss fell in love with leather goods and made the plunge to become a full time entrepreneur back in 2012. Her handbags are timeless and inspired by everyday life. Thanks to her knowledge of architecture and design, the 3D aspect in her work really comes to life.
Feautured in our SS19 shoot:
Mini Briefcase (click here)
This store is not your everyday optician. You’ll find smaller and sustainable brands in their big and stylish collection of glasses. They love models with a fair story and labels who produce sustainably.
Looking for one of the coolest sustainable labels? Check out DICK MOBY. This brand want to prove that plastic is reusable and that our oceans are not garbage bins. You go, boys!
Want to know more about Optiek Kruijen? Read blogster Eline Reynders’ interview with the father-daughter duo! (click here)
Or check them out here.
But not only DICK MOBY battles against plastic waste. W.r.yuma is right up their street! Trying to shape the future of waste, w.r.yuma creates beautiful and high quality 3D-printed sunglasses.
W.r.yuma is convinced that sustainable fashion should be equal in quality and not more expensive than conventional fashion. “It’s not waste until it’s wasted.”
The black frames are made from recycled car dashboards, the white ones from recycled fridges, the transparent plastic for 90% from soda drink bottles and the ink on the inside is also made from recycled fridges. How cool is that?!
Featured in our SS19 shoot:
Cephei Sunglasses (click here)
The team of Tres Sis Zero has years of experience in the fashion industry and noticed that a lot of materials don’t ever get used and end up as waste. So they decided to turn it around. 360°.
Tres Sis Zero is a full circle brand that makes beautiful handbags and shoes from leftover material from other brands. Their aim is to save these materials, so they don’t end up in landfills and pollute our earth even more. Why waste something that is perfectly usable?
Check them out on Instagram (click here)
Featured in our SS19 shoot:
360Josefina in Bright Red
All your favourite eco + fair brands collected under one (or better said two) roofs! Located in Mechelen and Ghent, both stores have a wide range of beautiful products. From clothing to cosmetics, you can find it all!
As they say: Good stuff for good people.
Check them out here.
Featured in our SS19 shoot:
Veja Holiday B Mesh White (click here), Kowtow Building Block Tall Tee Peach (click here) & Kowtow Classic Shirt White (click here)
Tie dye is hot! And Sea me happy’s tie dyes are the hottest on the Belgian market. Apart from their colorful items, we also fell in love with their plain dyed Gipsy Pants.
This Belgian mother-daughter brand aims to be creative on a small scale in a world overwhelmed by mass production. Inspired by new cultures and the adventurous way of life, their products represent living your dreams and leaving your comfort zone.
Sea me happy is a colorful and vibrant brand. All items are hand dyed, which makes each peace unique.
Check them out here.
Featured in our SS19 shoot:
Gypsy Pants 11 Cotton (click here)
