Antwerp is surely the undisputed center of Belgian fashion, and is just behind Paris, London & Milan. ModeNatie could arguably be considered its headquarters. The building houses a bookshop, a brasserie, the Antwerp Fashion Academy (whose graduates include Dries van Noten & Mareunrols), and MoMu, the city’s fashion museum. In its first year alone, MoMu attracted 10,000 visitors. Leopold Hotel Antwerp is delighted to bring you news of MoMu’s latest exhibition of the the oldest fine leather luxury goods design house in Belgium, Delvaux. The Belgian luxury goods house Delvaux exists for 180 years already and has met the needs of a clientele living through times of dramatic change and movement.
This exhibition follows Delvaux from the manufacture of travel goods for the local nobility in the 19th century, through the rise of the modern handbag in the 20th century.
The exhibition “Delvaux, 180 years of Belgian luxury” runs untill Sunday February 22nd 2010 in the Antwerp Fashion Museum. Book one of our stylish Leopold Antwerp hotel rooms when you visit this unmissable exhibition.
Leopold hotel Antwerp is proud to announce that Antwerp is elected to the European Youth Capital 2011. Antwerp is taking this opportunity to highlight “Room To Bloom”, a project where youngsters can find the time and space to develop themselves. The city wants to put itself on the map as a creative, innovative, dynamic and young center where people of young age get the opportunity to develop themselves.
Antwerp has always been known as the place to be for young creative people. Great example are the young designers, like Walter Van Beirendonck, who put Antwerp in the fashion spotlight. Musically, there’s a lot of talent out there as well. Not to mention all the other artists, music festivals, and clubs. Antwerp is booming, and this is attracting all sorts of creative, artistic people from all over Belgium and Europe.
When you’re looking for a new look on today’s world, today’s art, or today’s fashion, Antwerp is definitely the place to be. Contemporary is the most important word here, is heard all over town. Everyone is convinced to fully exploit this election to proof to all the other European youth, we here at Antwerp are proud of what we have established so far, and we can only say the future is looking bright. This vivid city is surely worthwhile a visit.