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GHENT
What do the comeback of Balenciaga’s Le City Bag, the noughties IT-girl (well hello, Kate) and cassette mix tapes have in common?
→ This is where the sexy, smart and fun hang out in Ghent.Goes live 15th of October.
→ WHAT DO POODLES, MATCHA AND A BEESWAX BREAD BAG HAVE IN COMMON?
They’re part of the beautiful chaos of successful neighborhoods.
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"We are no longer dining in chapters; we are dining in status updates."
What do a Bleu de Chine jacket (worn by Mao and later co-opted by the bohemian style elite of Saint-Germain-des-Prés), serving take-out bagels in an old-school styrofoam clamshell and a focaccia Arroganza have in common?
HASSELT
Housed in a striking 1937 interbellum gem, Atelier 19,changes the game with a smart mix of archival Japanese interior digs, and on-trend menswear by Homecore, Universal Works, Bleu de Chine, and Service Works.
HASSELT
In Hasselt, people are now lining up at Gigi, a perfectly on-trend mix of alimentari and focacceria.You know you want the focaccia Arroganza.
ANTWERP
A tiny take-out-only deli that looks like the pantry in the USCSS Nostromo (a difficult one, but we’re not gonna help) just made us cry with happiness.
→ @tinytinseltakeout
Oh, the postmodern high-low irony without trying too hard of serving take-out bagels in an old-school styrofoam clamshell.
In the mid-1980s, Volvo Cars and the Italian design house Bertone collaborated to create something truly special – the Volvo 780. With its sculpted lines, refined interior, and unmistakable Italian flair, it redefined what sophistication could look and feel like.(click on video to watch the whole thing)
→ WHAT DO JAPANESE DENIM, ARCHIVAL STORES, NICHE COSMETICS AND COMTé CHEESE HAVE IN COMMON?
The artisanal cheesemongers, niche cosmetic boutiques,and archival-and bookstores you frequent define your place in the tribal hierarchy.
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BRUSSELS
And when coffee bars look like they put a 90s teenager’s room and an obscure vinyl club in the blender, our little caffeinated hearts go all giddy up.
A GENTLE RUNDOWN ON GLOBAL STORIES
→ "When everything on the screen might be invented, the unscreened thing, the face, the voice, the person who was actually there, becomes the last reliable instrument left for measuring the world."
→ In an essay on HURS, Bonnie Langedijk explores the quiet death of the expert. How confidence came loose from competence, why we believe the person with the ring light over the one who says we're still studying it, and why the things most worth trusting are still the ones that cannot be rushed.Read the full essay on hurs-official.com.
→ Snackable luxury replaces long-form retreats with high-impact micro-rituals—delivering instant, visible results without demanding hours off the clock.
Corinthia Spa Brussels introduces the Summer Recovery Collection, an exclusive seasonal journey celebrating intentional self-care through restorative treatments designed to replenish the body after travel, sun exposure and the demands of a busy summer.
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REASONS TO LOVE QUARTIER LATIN
ANTWERP
Loaded with Michelin stars, antique stores, the five-star Botanic Sanctuary hotel smack in the middle of a16th-century garden, luxury flagship stores ranging from Louis Vuitton and Delvaux to Rimowa, and its own weekend market posing as a foodies’ high mass, Quartier Latin might quite possibly be the poshest hood in the Kingdom. If not, in the city.
→ Goes live 2nd of August
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REASONS TO LOVE SINT-JORISPOORT
ANTWERP
If you were to gather the various ingredients of Sint-Jorispoort into one massive, curated department store, you’d have a concept that would break the internet and headline every trend report. The ultimate retail drop. Surrounded by the polished energy of the high-end Quartier Latin neighborhood, the street maintains an almost anonymous, hidden allure. If you know, you know.
→ CLICK HERE FOR A RUNDOWN ON 8 REASONS TO LOVE SINT-JORISPOORT
BRUSSELS
From avocado toast at Seven to cheesecake Basque at Brood boulanger. This is where the sexy, smart and fun in Brussels hang out.
BRUSSELS
“Start the weekend at Chez Franz on Saturday morning with a mushroom and pecorino truffle omelette from Julien Hazard."
How three childhood friends run some of the best bars in Brussels.A chat on balance, food and personal recommendations.
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REASONS TO LOVE SAINT-GILLES
BRUSSELS
If digging for collectible vinyl (and carrot cake!) in a no-nonsense coffee bar, Comté and white wine sausages, Mexican street food at the Monday market, and Ricard on the terrace of La Biche is your thing… you’ll have fun in Saint-Gilles.
→ Click here for French writer and the Literary Salon founder Elliot Ibouzidene's insider picks in saint-gilles.
→ Click here for founder and curator of Le Comptoir Belge, Gilles' favourite hangouts in Saint-Gilles
→ So what if Knokke-Heist isn’t a place, but an event?A shifting cluster of nomadic galleries, permanent anchor points, and events synchronized not so much by the seasons, but by the calendar of an affluent tribe landing in tune with the agenda of their peers.
CAPITAL CHASES CULT BEHAVIOR, NOT CATEGORIES.
THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL FIND THELIST SUMMER EDITION IN PRINT IN KNOKKE-HEIST