Annelies Bruneel

Anne­lies Bru­neel mas­ter in co-creating

Belgian haute couture

No dress or suit for your daugh­ter’s wed­ding yet? Visit Anne­lies Bru­neel. Clot­hing made with love for the cen­tu­ries-old craft. 

Nice to meet you, Annelies Bruneel

On a spe­cial occa­si­on you still want to feel good in your skin. You want to make a good impres­si­on and not be bothe­red with folds in the wrong places. This Bel­gi­an desi­gner crea­tes uni­que tail­or-made garm­ents one by one. She does this tog­e­ther with the cli­ent accor­ding to the co-crea­ting prin­ci­ple. Anne­lies is respon­si­ble for the design and the cus­to­mer for the feeling.

Eco-friendly?

The mate­ri­als that Anne­lies uses to make her garm­ents are cot­ton, orga­nic cot­ton, flax, vis­co­se, hemp, wool and silk. The­re are no syn­the­tic fabrics. Anne­lies wants qua­li­ty with respect for the planet. 

The fabrics she uses are sourced from pro­du­cers in the Bene­lux, France and Ger­ma­ny. Wes­tern Euro­pean fabrics alre­a­dy have a lower eco­lo­gi­cal foot­print, becau­se they have to com­ply with the envi­ron­men­tal requi­re­ments of Euro­pean legis­la­ti­on. But whe­ther it is com­ple­te­ly eco­lo­gi­cal is some­thing we want to inves­ti­ga­te fur­ther on our next visit to Brussels.

People friendly?

All garm­ents are made by Anne­lies Bru­neel. The desi­gner is a real phil­an­thro­pist. She takes her time with her cli­ents and lis­tens to their sto­ries. This way she can make the out­fit for each cus­to­mer that is meant for his or her body. But her cha­ri­ty­work does­n’t stop the­re, becau­se for every pie­ce she sells, Anne­lies dona­tes a part of the pro­fit to a good cause.

Circular?

Anne­lies uses Post-con­su­mer fabrics and tri­es to make ever­y­thing mono-mate­ri­al. In this way, each pie­ce of clot­hing can be taken apart to crea­te some­thing new from it.

Short/​overall

Clot­hing that feels like a second skin, tha­t’s what you’ll find at Anne­lies Bru­neel! Can’t get enough of inspi­ring quo­tes or poet­ry? Anne­lies pro­vi­des. So be sure to fol­low her on Face­book and Insta­gram. Or take a look at her site and read the fasci­na­ting Kleer­ma­ker­s­zit.