Belgium punches far above its size in luxury, blending heritage leather with avant-garde design. Delvaux, founded in Brussels in 1829, claims to be the world's oldest fine-leather house and still makes its Brillant bag by hand. Antwerp is the creative engine: the « Antwerp Six » and Dries Van Noten emerged from its Royal Academy, and the MoMu fashion museum charts the scene. The city is also a global diamond capital, trading most of the world's rough stones.
👜Delvaux, Dries Van Noten and the «Antwerp Six»: Belgium punches above its weight in luxury fashion. Delvaux, founded in 1829, is said to be the world's oldest luxury leather-goods house.
✨In the 1980s, six graduates of the Antwerp Academy — the «Antwerp Six» — put Belgium on the global fashion map.
🧭Must-see: Antwerp's fashion district and Brussels boutiques. With a data eSIM, find the addresses and translate seamlessly.