High-End Designer Fashion Pop-up in Leuven

After the suc­ces­sful pop-up series in Ber­lin, Cosh! is thril­led to bring the same exci­ting con­cept to Leu­ven. As COSH!’ first-ever pop-up in Bel­gi­um, in a pri­me loca­ti­on in the heart of its shop­ping dis­trict, this marks the exci­ting begin­ning of a new way of shop­ping at COSH! mem­bers. The pop-up will take pla­ce on Bond­ge­no­ten­laan, Leuven’s main shop­ping street, in a brand-new spa­ce dedi­ca­ted to show­ca­sing inno­va­ti­ve brands and desig­ners. From March 1^st to April 28^th, visi­tors will have the uni­que oppor­tu­ni­ty to explo­re an exclu­si­ve selec­ti­on of high-end, more sustai­na­ble, and hand­craf­ted pro­ducts — some of which are making their debut in Belgium.

The pop-up brings together a diver­se ran­ge of desig­ners, each with a uni­que sto­ry and com­mit­ment to qua­li­ty and more sustai­na­ble crafts­mans­hip. Whe­ther you’re pas­si­o­na­te about time­less acces­so­ries, hand­craf­ted jewel­ry, gen­der­less fas­hi­on, or skin­ca­re, this event offers a rare chan­ce to expe­rien­ce the­se brands in per­son. Here’s a clo­ser look at the desig­ners and brands you’ll dis­co­ver at the Leu­ven pop-up:

Who is Part of the Leuven Pop-up?

Sofie Darche: Handmade Leather bags

If you are a fan of mini­ma­lis­tic hand­bags, you will sim­ply love the bags from Sofie Dar­che. Her design is known for its time­les­s­ness and mini­ma­lism. The sim­ple, clean look allows you to com­bi­ne the bags with see­min­gly eve­ry out­fit. All lea­ther hand­bags and acces­so­ries are craf­ted by hand in Bel­gi­um and Euro­pe. The mate­ri­als are either Euro­pean chro­me or natu­ral­ly tan­ned residual.

Natascha von Hirschhausen: Innovative Designs

Nata­scha von Hirsch­hau­sen pus­hes the boun­da­ries of sustai­na­bi­li­ty by rethin­king the pro­duc­ti­on pro­cess itself. Her work­shop has beco­me a was­te-free sanc­tu­a­ry, whe­re local crafts­men bring her care­ful­ly desig­ned cre­a­ti­ons to life using high-qua­li­ty mate­ri­als such as pea­ce silk and recy­cled cashme­re. Her gen­der-neu­tral, flo­wing designs inclu­de eve­ry­thing from ele­gant bri­dal atti­re to empo­we­ring businesswear.

Moksi: Cosmetics for sensitive skin

Foun­ded by Lies De Nyn, Mok­si was born out of per­so­nal expe­rien­ce. After under­go­ing inten­si­ve can­cer tre­at­ments, Lies strug­gled to find skin­ca­re pro­ducts safe for sen­si­ti­ve skin. Mok­si​’s mis­si­on is to offer gent­le, effec­ti­ve skin­ca­re that brings a touch of color and joy during chal­len­ging times. The brand empo­wers indi­vi­du­als by giving them con­trol over their skin­ca­re, a cru­ci­al aspect of self-care and hea­ling. Loved and endor­sed by can­cer patients and peo­p­le with sen­si­ti­ve skin.

hesa.design: Handcrafted Bags

“Cus­tom-made. Hand­craf­ted. for you.” This slo­gan encap­su­la­tes the essen­ce of hesa.design to its core: Eve­ry­thing is hand­ma­de in Ger­ma­ny by the desig­ner and eve­ry pie­ce is uni­que. The brand spe­ci­a­li­zes in hand­craf­ted lea­ther and all pro­ducts made from vege­ta­ble-tan­ned Euro­pean lea­ther. The brand is dee­ply com­mit­ted to sustai­na­bi­li­ty, incor­po­ra­ting zero-was­te pro­duc­ti­on methods and offe­ring cus­tom ser­vi­ces to ensu­re that eve­ry cre­a­ti­on is a true slow luxu­ry investment.

BYBROWN: Stylish Raincoats 

BYBROWN sol­ves the dilem­ma of choosing bet­ween staying dry and loo­king sty­lish with its inno­va­ti­ve rain­coats. The­se designs seam­les­sly com­bi­ne func­ti­o­na­li­ty and fas­hi­on, ensu­ring that you can embra­ce rai­ny days wit­hout com­pro­mi­s­ing on style.

Fien Demuynck Juwelen: Handcrafted Jewelry

Ano­ther jewel­ry desig­ner from Ghent who is also part of the Pop-up is Fien Demuyn­ck Juwe­len. She hand­crafts eve­ry pie­ce and is known for her time­less and sim­ple design. Her designs stri­ke a balan­ce bet­ween sim­pli­ci­ty and play­ful­ness, making them per­fect for eve­ry­day wear. By using recy­cled mate­ri­als and lab-grown dia­monds, Fien aims to craft jewel­ry that is as res­pon­si­ble as pos­si­ble whi­le staying elegant.

REMESALT: Queer, Genderless Designs

All the way from Ber­lin, REMES­ALT also made its way to Leu­ven to be part of the pop-up. REMES­ALT is best known for colour­ful, gen­der­less clothing and for cele­bra­ting the uni­que­ness of the indi­vi­du­al. Eve­ry gar­ment is hand­ma­de in the designer’s ate­lier and each pie­ce is a sta­te­ment of per­so­nal sty­le, encou­ra­ging self-expres­si­on through fas­hi­on. He pro­du­ces limi­ted quan­ti­ties, cre­a­ting on demand rather than hol­ding stock. During our pre­pa­ra­ti­ons for the Pop-up he sha­red that he would like to be upda­ted on the sales, so he can cre­a­te new gar­ments when nee­ded. That way eve­ry­thing that he cre­a­tes remains inten­ti­o­nal, exclu­si­ve, and tru­ly unique.

Line Vanden Bogaerde: Expert Goldsmith & Jewelry Designer

Line Van­den Bogaerde’s jewel­ry is care­ful­ly hand­craf­ted in her Ghent-based stu­dio, whe­re she blends deep exper­ti­se with artis­tic pre­ci­si­on. She works exclu­si­ve­ly with recy­cled sil­ver, stri­ves to use fair­ly mined gold, and cer­ti­fied dia­monds, ensu­ring that her cre­a­ti­ons align with ethi­cal and more sustai­na­ble valu­es. Her jewel­ry is a tes­ta­ment to the belief that beau­ty and res­pon­si­bi­li­ty can go hand in hand.

Clara Kaesdorf: Artistic, Expressive, and Unconventional Designs

Ano­ther desig­ner from Ber­lin, blends cre­a­ti­vi­ty, a more sustai­na­ble appro­ach, and local crafts­mans­hip in eve­ry pie­ce. Cla­ra Kaes­dorfs designs, craf­ted one at a time in her stu­dio, feel like wea­ra­ble art – all of the prints on her clo­t­hes are desig­ned and cre­a­ted by her. The pre­fer­red mate­ri­al is Tencel/​Lyocell, a cel­lu­lo­se fiber. It is obtai­ned from wood and almost all sol­vents used for the pro­duc­ti­on are reu­sed. It is often seen as one of the most sustai­na­ble fibers at the moment.

Janne Landuyt: Timeless Knitwear

The Bel­gi­an desig­ner works pri­ma­ri­ly with meri­no, mohair, cashme­re, and cot­ton. Locally made in her stu­dio, Jan­ne Lan­duyt cre­a­tes knit­wear for men, and women and also has seve­r­al gen­der-neu­tral designs. With her work, the desig­ner stri­ves for a fas­hi­on sce­ne whe­re self-expres­si­on, com­fort, and sustai­na­bi­li­ty are not exclu­si­ve but go hand in hand. She fur­ther­mo­re cre­a­tes cus­tom-made gar­ments as well, tail­o­ring each pie­ce to the indi­vi­du­al wearer’s needs.

Elise Verdegem: Handmade Handbags

Eli­se Ver­de­gem is known for hand­craf­ted lea­ther bags and acces­so­ries. Eve­ry pie­ce is meti­cu­lous­ly desig­ned and cre­a­ted by hand, ensu­ring the hig­hest qua­li­ty and atten­ti­on to detail. Eve­ry sin­gle step of the cre­a­ti­on pro­cess, from choosing the finest mate­ri­als to exact stit­ching and finis­hing, is done by hand with gre­at care. She also offers ful­ly cus­tom-made acces­so­ries for tho­se loo­king for some­thing tru­ly unique.

Free Prisoner: Rebellious and Elegant

Free Priso­ner shows us how fas­hi­on can chal­len­ge socie­tal norms whi­le also embo­dying zero-was­te prin­ci­ples. The designs are best descri­bed with rebel­lious ele­gan­ce. The Utrecht-based desig­ner hand­crafts all of her pie­ces locally and focu­ses on com­posta­ble clothing made pri­ma­ri­ly from hemp and orga­nic cot­ton, with no poly­es­ter or microplastics. 

Visit the pop-up

Take a look at the beau­ti­ful desig­ner items at Bond­ge­no­ten­laan 103, 3000 Leu­ven from Mon­day-Satur­day bet­ween 10am and 6pm. 

The pop-up sto­re will be open until April 26^th. Whe­ther you’­re searching for time­less acces­so­ries, more sustai­na­ble fas­hi­on, or skin­ca­re that nur­tu­res and pro­tects, this is your oppor­tu­ni­ty to expe­rien­ce the­se brands up close. 

Curious to see the items? Then make sure to visit the web­shop of the pop-up in Leu­ven and be pre­pa­red to fall in love!