THE SUMMER
ISSUE DISCOVER ALL TRENDS AND NEW ARRIVALS THAT OUR BOUTIQUES HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU THIS SPRING / SUMMER ‘16
WITH AN INTERNATIONAL VISION ON INNOVATIVE FASHION, BEAUTY, ART AND FINE CUISINE RENAISSANCE WANTS TO INSPIRE ITS CUSTOMERS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THE STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT OFFERS A LUXURIOUS ESCAPE FROM THE HECTIC OUTSIDE WORLD AND KEEPS SURPRISING WITH A FASCINATING MIX BETWEEN ESTABLISHED LABELS AND YOUNG TALENTS.
ON THE MENU ARE BRANDS LIKE HAIDER ACKERMANN, RICK OWENS, ISABEL MARANT, 11 BY BORIS BIDJAN SABERI, ALEXANDER WANG, ANN DEMEULEMEESTER, OFF-WHITE, BALMAIN, ACNE STUDIOS AND MANY MORE
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THE METALLIC SKIRT THAT CATCHES ALL EYES PROENZA SCHOULER
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AN EDGY BOMBER JACKET TO IMPRESS WITH ACNE
Spring Style
Checklist NOT SURE WHAT TO INVEST IN THIS SPRING? WE’VE LISTED A FEW MUST-HAVES FOR YOUR SUNNY WARDROBE GET INSPIRED TODAY!
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PLATFORM SANDALS TO CONQUER LONG SUMMER EVENINGS ISABEL MARANT
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OUR MEN’S COLLECTIONS ARE ALL ABOUT SHARP LINES, DARING PRINTS AND MYSTERIOUS COLOURS THIS SEASON. MAKE A UNIQUE STATEMENT WHILE KEEPING THINGS BREEZY WITH LIGHT TEXTURES AND MATERIALS, AS SEEN AT LABELS SUCH AS RICK OWENS, OFF WHITE, ACNE, BALMAIN, 11 BY BORIS BIDJAN SABERI AND MORE
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JACKET SWEATER PANTS SHOES
KTZ FAITH CONNEXION FAITH CONNEXION DAMIR DOMA
Urban Chic
THE STREETS OF ANTWERP
JACKET TEE PANTS SHOES
KTZ KTZ ANDREA YA’AQOV RICK OWENS
AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FASHION CITIES IN THE WORLD, ANTWERP SERVES AS THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR COLLECTIONS TO BLOSSOM. THIS SEASON THE GUYS CAN MIX AND MATCH THEIR SPORTS WARDROBE AND EVENINGWEAR AND STILL LOOK EFFORTLESSLY URBAN CHIC. TAKE NOTE, GENTLEMEN
LOOK ANDREA YA’AQOV BAG OFF-WHITE
IF YOU BUY
ONE THING THIS
SEASON Metallics are back, and we’re spacing in silver this season. Our number one investment in Spring would be this silver Proenza Schouler PS1 bag. It’s spacious, on-trend and very eye-catching.
S U N G L A S S E S
LINDA FARROW
LINDA FARROW X ANN DEMEULEMEESTER
LINDA FARROW
LINDA FARROW
LINDA FARROW X ANN DEMEULEMEESTER
A V A I L A B L E
A T
R E N A I S S A N C E
EYEWEAR ANN DEMEULEMEESTER
LOCATED AT THE MOST EMINENT BELGIAN SEASIDE SPOT, SKETCH OFFERS AN EXCLUSIVE SELECTION OF DIRECTIONAL FASHION FROM CATWALK TO COAST. PREMIUM DESIGNER BRANDS SUCH AS CÉLINE, PROENZA SCHOULER, STELLA MCCARTNEY, ACNE, ISABEL MARANT, CÉDRIC CHARLIER AND VALENTINO ARE BEING SURROUNDED BY AN IMPRESSIVE GLASS INTERIOR THAT RADIATES A LUXURIOUS AND PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE. SKETCH’ TIMELESS CLASSICS AND STARTLING NEW LABELS ARE ON THE RADAR OF EVERY ON-TREND INSIDER, AND SHOULD BE ON YOURS TOO.
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MODERN
FEMININITY BEING FEMININE DOESN’T EQUAL SHOWING LOTS OF SKIN: IT’S ALL ABOUT
FEELING
COMFORTABLE
IN YOUR OWN SMASHING OUTFIT. THESE MODERN LOOKS ARE IN OUR FEMININE TOP FOUR!
DESIGNER FOCUS HAIDER ACKERMANN CONTINUES TO CAPTIVATE THE FASHION WORLD WITH ARCHITECTURAL CREATIONS AND CONTEMPORARY DRAPING TECHNIQUES. WITH ITS UNFUSSY CUTS AND MODERN AESTHETIC, HAIDER ACKERMANN IS THE PERFECT NEW ACQUISITION TO COMPLEMENT SKETCH’ SPRING/SUMMER 2016 COLLECTIONS. THIS SEASON IS ALL ABOUT LEATHER TROUSERS, ASYMMETRIC TOPS AND SATIN SHIRT DRESSES
HAIDER ACKERMANN
LOOK CÉDRIC CHARLIER
THE CHIC
ESCAPE WHETHER YOU’RE PLANNING A BEACH GETAWAY, A COZY CITYTRIP OR A GLAMPING JOURNEY, WE HAVE THE PERFECT VACAY LOOK IN STORE FOR YOU. READY FOR THE SUN?
PHOTOGRAPHER: MEHDY NASSER
LOOK CÉDRIC CHARLIER
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THE ULTIMATE ACCESSORY TO FINISH YOUR OUTFIT IS A BAG. BRING A UNIQUE TOUCH
TO
YOUR
LOOK
WITH THESE TOO-HOT-TOHANDLE PURSES!
BAGS WITH
personality PROENZA SCHOULER
PROENZA SCHOULER
STELLA MCCARTNEY
PRINCESS IS THE FLAGSHIP, 60 YEARS OF PRET-À-PORTER AMIDST AN ELEGANT & INVITING ATMOSPHERE.
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MULTIBRAND BOUTIQUE PRINCESS HAS BEEN AN ESTABLISHED NAME IN ANTWERP SINCE 1953 AND OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF EXCLUSIVE TOP BRANDS LIKE MONCLER, RED VALENTINO, ARMANI COLLEZIONI, MAX MARA AND NATAN. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS THE FAMILY BUSINESS HAS EXPANDED TO NO LESS THAN 7 STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHERE WOMEN, MEN, KIDS AND BRIDES CAN ALWAYS FIND THAT ONE UNIQUE PIECE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.
FRO WORK WEEK LOOK PAUL & JOE
SWITCH YOUR FLATS FOR FESTIVE HEELS AND TURN YOUR OFFICE OUTFIT INTO A PARTY LOOK IN NO TIME. AND DON’T FORGET THE AFTER-WORK DRINKS!
OM K TO KEND
LOOK ARMANI COLLEZIONI
LOOK ‘S MAX MARA
LOOK ARMANI COLLEZIONI
LOOK ‘S MAX MARA
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BAG MICHAEL KORS
SHOES HOGAN
SHOES HOGAN
GARDEN PARTY FRESH CAKE
FLOWERS,
AND
YOUR
HOMEMADE
LEMON
FAVOURITE
PASTEL
DRESS: ALL THE INGREDIENTS YOU NEED TO COMPLETE A PERFECT GARDEN PARTY.
LOOK PAULE KA
LOOK EDWARD ACHOUR BAG MICHAEL KORS
LOOK NATAN BAG PAULE KA
MONOCHROME
JUMPSUIT BA&SH
DRESS BA&SH BOMBER ACYNETIC SANDALS ISABEL MARANT (SKETCH - RENAISSANCE)
BLOUSE JOSEPH PANTS MICHAEL KORS
NEUTRALS ARE FOR EVERY GENDER, AGE AND STYLE, AND THAT’S WHY WE KEEP GOING BACK TO A MONOCHROME LOOK. EASY AND SOPHISTICATED!
DRESS RED VALENTINO JACKET BLONDE NO.8
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DRESSES TO INVEST IN TODAY YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH A DRESS -
BUT WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE? GO FOR FEMININE FLORAL, VOLUMINOUS CHIC OR BEACH BOHO FOR A DELIGHTFUL SPRING.
DRESS CALCATERRA SANDALS SAM EDELMAN
LOOK BA&SH
A CONTEMPORARY DESTINATION FOR YOUNG, COOL & CASUAL FASHION WITH A SPORTSWEAR EDGE FOR HIM AND HER
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PRINCESS BLUE REPRESENTS CONTEMPORARY DESIGNER FASHION WITH A SPORTY EDGE. THE SPACIOUS BOUTIQUE WITH A MODERN VISION INVITES CUSTOMERS TO PUSH THEIR WARDROBE BOUNDARIES AND DOES NOT HESITATE TO SHINE A YOUNG AND REFRESHING LIGHT ON RECOGNIZED LABELS. SOME OF THE BEST WOMENSWEAR BRANDS AT PRINCESS BLUE ARE MICHAEL KORS, BA&SH, PAUL & JOE, TARA JARMON AND IRO, WHILE MEN CAN SHOP LABELS LIKE MONCLER, KENZO, HOPE, RALPH LAUREN, PHILIPPE MODEL, 7d, ATELIER NOTERMAN, MASON’S, SUN68, CLOSED, DRYKORN, MARCELO BURLON AND ALPHA INDUSTRIES.
DRESS TARA JARMON SANDALS SAM EDELMAN HAIRLACE ESSENTIEL
PREPPY SUNDAY RIGHT UP OUR WARDROBE ALLEY: QUIRKY A-LINES, CUTE COLLARS AND A HINT OF LACE HERE AND THERE. THIS SEASON IT FEELS LIKE WE’RE HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL!
JACKET SHIRT SKIRT SHOES
MARC JACOBS IRO DESIGNERS REMIX PHILIPPE MODEL
VEST SHIRT SHORTS SHOES BAG
TARA JARMON IRO CARVEN ESSENTIEL MICHAEL KORS
BOMBER ALPHA INDUSTRIES SHIRT IRO IRO SKIRT
TOP PANTS SHOES
SEE BY CHLOÉ ESSENTIEL ESSENTIEL
&
BLACK WHITE
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE?
LET’S NOT GIVE IN TO THE CLICHÉ THAT SPRING SHOULD BE ALL ABOUT COLOUR, WHILE YOU CAN SHINE BRIGHT IN BLACK AND WHITE TOO!
LOOK SEE BY CHLOÉ
LOOK MARC JACOBS
LOOK MARC JACOBS
FOR
THE
AT PRINCESS BLUE THE GENTS WON’T BE FORGOTTEN. OUR MEN’S DEPARTMENT OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERY GUY OUT THERE, WHETHER HE LIKES TO KEEP IT CASUAL OR IS ALWAYS CATCHING UP ON THE LATEST TRENDS.
GENTS
DISCOVER OUR SS16 COLLECTION
COAT SHIRT PANTS SHOES
RIGHT NOW!
HOPE 7d CLOSED FILLING PIECES
BOMBER ALPHA INDUSTRIES JEANS DIESEL BLACK GOLD SHOES FILLING PIECES
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SPACE, OR THE PLACE TO BE WHERE COOL KIDS IN TOWN FIND THEIR LATEST WARDROBE ADDITIONS. KEEPING IN MIND ALL KIDS FROM BABIES TO TEENAGERS, SPACE IS A TRUE DESIGNER PARADISE FOR FASHION-MINDED PARENTS THAT LIKE DRESS THEIR OFFSPRING AS STYLISH AS THEMSELVES. KENZO, MORLEY, AU JOUR LE JOUR, SIMPLE KIDS, MAAN, ANNE KURRIS, RITA CO RITA, STELLA MCCARTNEY AND ZADIG & VOLTAIRE ARE JUST A SMALL PART OF THE ESTABLISHED BRANDS THAT SPACE OFFERS.
LOOK
SIMPLE KIDS
LOOK
SIMPLE KIDS
Preparing for a pastel Spring
LOOK
MORLEY
P R I N T PARADISE
LOOK
RITA CO RITA
LOOKS
CAROLINE BOSMANS
T H E EDGY KID
SINCE 1953
DRESSED UP #7 Editor-in-chief: Frédéric Somers Creative Director & copywriter: Paulien Riemis Photography & graphic design: Hoymedia Fashion Editor: Anna Ortega Fashion Assistant: Dr. Ramon Ehlen Models: Isabel Deprince, Samuel Fasse, Hannes Lefevere, Karina Zharmukhambetova, Lauren Versnick, Arina Yalaletdinova, Lily Roberts, Nikki Van Waterschoot, Tommy Chai With special thanks to the entire Princess team! Cover model: Marilyn Billiet, wearing Cédric Charlier & Linda Farrow