Comments on: amsterdam, paris, and antwerp: suggestions? http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/ bits and bobbins Sat, 12 May 2012 07:03:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Julia http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-14781 Julia Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:26:53 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-14781 Hi, Tricia! First comment here. I've been following your blog since livejournal and sometimes contribute to WR. You have great style and a fun adventurous attitude to fashion! I've just written an srticle on shopping in Belgium for a Russian magazine (www.xyligan.ru), Antwep will be in the next issue. I was wondering if you will be interested in submitting some photos from your trip to be featured in the magazine alongside my article? or maybe just give a couple of recommendations from your visit? Here are the shops and places I wrote about, most of which I believe you will enjoy: - ModeNatie, which houses MOMU - one of the best fashion museums in the world. They have a great exhibition there now showcasing some of their vast fashion archives. Entry is about 4 euro for students, I think - MOMU organises a "6+" exhibition dedicated to Belgian fashion designers in Loketten Flemmish Parliament - Ijzerenkruisstraat 99 - free entry Dries Van Noten - Nationalestraat 16 Véronique Branquinho - Nationalestraat 73 Annemie Verbeke - Nationalestraat 76 Jutka & Riska – Nationalesstraat 87 - one of the best vintage stores Coccodrillo - Schuttershofstraat 9a/9b - beautiful shoes from hard-to-find labels Window Gallery - St. Antoniusstraat 12 – Walter van Beirendonck's whacky store Christoph Broich - Steenhouwersvest 28 FRANCIS - Steenhouwersvest 14 – pricey vintage and 2nd hand designer clothing and homeware EPISODE - Steenhouwersvest 34A - vintage Fish and Chips - Kammenstraat 36/38 - style supermarket LABELS Inc - Aalmoezenierstraat 4 – vintage and 2nd hand designer Ann Demeulemeester - Verlatstraat 38 Design center De Winkelhaak - Lange Winkelhaakstraat 60 - art & design studios, shops, galleries I hope you find these addresses useful and have a great time exploring Antwerp! Please let me know what you think about my suggestion for the magazine Thank you! Julia j.gordina (at) gmail.com Hi, Tricia!

First comment here. I’ve been following your blog since livejournal and sometimes contribute to WR. You have great style and a fun adventurous attitude to fashion!

I’ve just written an srticle on shopping in Belgium for a Russian magazine (www.xyligan.ru), Antwep will be in the next issue. I was wondering if you will be interested in submitting some photos from your trip to be featured in the magazine alongside my article? or maybe just give a couple of recommendations from your visit?

Here are the shops and places I wrote about, most of which I believe you will enjoy:

- ModeNatie, which houses MOMU – one of the best fashion museums in the world. They have a great exhibition there now showcasing some of their vast fashion archives. Entry is about 4 euro for students, I think

- MOMU organises a “6+” exhibition dedicated to Belgian fashion designers in Loketten Flemmish Parliament – Ijzerenkruisstraat 99 – free entry

Dries Van Noten – Nationalestraat 16
V̩ronique Branquinho РNationalestraat 73
Annemie Verbeke – Nationalestraat 76
Jutka & Riska – Nationalesstraat 87 – one of the best vintage stores
Coccodrillo – Schuttershofstraat 9a/9b – beautiful shoes from hard-to-find labels
Window Gallery – St. Antoniusstraat 12 – Walter van Beirendonck’s whacky store
Christoph Broich – Steenhouwersvest 28
FRANCIS – Steenhouwersvest 14 – pricey vintage and 2nd hand designer clothing and homeware
EPISODE – Steenhouwersvest 34A – vintage
Fish and Chips – Kammenstraat 36/38 – style supermarket
LABELS Inc – Aalmoezenierstraat 4 – vintage and 2nd hand designer
Ann Demeulemeester – Verlatstraat 38
Design center De Winkelhaak – Lange Winkelhaakstraat 60 – art & design studios, shops, galleries

I hope you find these addresses useful and have a great time exploring Antwerp!
Please let me know what you think about my suggestion for the magazine

Thank you!

Julia
j.gordina (at) gmail.com

]]> By: Julia http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-14773 Julia Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:15:05 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-14773 Hi, Tricia! This is my first comment here. I've been following your blog since livejournal and sometimes contribute to WR. You have great style! and I particularly like your adventurous attitude to fashion :) I just wrote an article on shopping in Belgium for a Russian magazine (www.xyligan.ru), Antwerp will be featured in the next issue. I was wondering if you will be interested in submitting the photos from your visit to Antwerp to be published alongside my article? Here are the shops and places I wrote about, which may interest you: - ModeNatie which houses MOMU - one of the best fashion museums in the world . They now have an exhibition showcasing the works of iconic Belgian designers and juxtaposing them against antique and vintage items from museum's collection. There's also Copyright, a great bookshop with books on art, fashion and photography. - another MOMU exhibition "6+ Antwerp Fashion" dedicated to the works of Belgian designers takes place in Loketten, Flemmish Parliament - Ijzerenkruisstraat 99 - Dries Van Noten - Nationalestraat 16 - Véronique Branquinho - Nationalestraat 73 - Annemie Verbeke - Nationalestraat 76 - Jutka & Riska – Nationalesstraat 87 - one of the best vintage stores - Coccodrillo - Schuttershofstraat 9a/9b - beautiful shoes from hard-to-find labels - Window Gallery - St. Antoniusstraat 12 - Walter van Beirendonck's whacky shop - Christoph Broich - Steenhouwersvest 28 - FRANCIS - Steenhouwersvest 14 – quite expensive vintage and old stock clothing and homeware. - EPISODE - Steenhouwersvest 34A - vintage - Fish and Chips - Kammenstraat 36/38 – style supermarket - LABELS Inc - Aalmoezenierstraat 4 – vintage and 2nd hand designer - Ann Demeulemeester - Verlatstraat 38 - design center De Winkelhaak - Lange Winkelhaakstraat 60 - art&design studios and shops I hope you find this addresses useful and have a great time exploring Antwerp! Please let me know what you think about my suggestion regarding the magazine. If you find more interesting places to visit there, I will be really grateful if you could share your recommendations! Thanks a lot! Julia j.gordina (at) gmail.com Hi, Tricia!

This is my first comment here. I’ve been following your blog since livejournal and sometimes contribute to WR. You have great style! and I particularly like your adventurous attitude to fashion :)

I just wrote an article on shopping in Belgium for a Russian magazine (www.xyligan.ru), Antwerp will be featured in the next issue. I was wondering if you will be interested in submitting the photos from your visit to Antwerp to be published alongside my article?

Here are the shops and places I wrote about, which may interest you:

- ModeNatie which houses MOMU – one of the best fashion museums in the world . They now have an exhibition showcasing the works of iconic Belgian designers and juxtaposing them against antique and vintage items from museum’s collection. There’s also Copyright, a great bookshop with books on art, fashion and photography.

- another MOMU exhibition “6+ Antwerp Fashion” dedicated to the works of Belgian designers takes place in Loketten, Flemmish Parliament – Ijzerenkruisstraat 99

- Dries Van Noten – Nationalestraat 16
- V̩ronique Branquinho РNationalestraat 73
- Annemie Verbeke – Nationalestraat 76
- Jutka & Riska – Nationalesstraat 87 – one of the best vintage stores
- Coccodrillo – Schuttershofstraat 9a/9b – beautiful shoes from hard-to-find labels
- Window Gallery – St. Antoniusstraat 12 – Walter van Beirendonck’s whacky shop
- Christoph Broich – Steenhouwersvest 28
- FRANCIS – Steenhouwersvest 14 – quite expensive vintage and old stock clothing and homeware.
- EPISODE – Steenhouwersvest 34A – vintage
– Fish and Chips – Kammenstraat 36/38 – style supermarket
- LABELS Inc – Aalmoezenierstraat 4 – vintage and 2nd hand designer
- Ann Demeulemeester – Verlatstraat 38
- design center De Winkelhaak – Lange Winkelhaakstraat 60 – art&design studios and shops

I hope you find this addresses useful and have a great time exploring Antwerp!
Please let me know what you think about my suggestion regarding the magazine. If you find more interesting places to visit there, I will be really grateful if you could share your recommendations!

Thanks a lot!

Julia

j.gordina (at) gmail.com

]]> By: bits and bobbins » archives » if money was no object… http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-13581 bits and bobbins » archives » if money was no object… Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:53:11 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-13581 [...] so, i’ll admit it…i haven’t been thinking of shopping retail much for a while. two reasons: 1.) i’m getting ready to jet off to amsterdam, paris and antwerp in mere days (umm, friday!? eep!!), and truth be told i’m saving myself for all the great, interesting special, unknown to me yet stuff i hope to acquire on my travels over yonder… and 2.) i’ve been sewing like a madwoman. and thrifting like a madwoman. so i’ve been sort of absorbed in those endeavors and spending somewhat less time scouring the ‘nets for pretty things to obsess over. BUT, that doesn’t mean i haven’t been doing ANY virtual perusing…i do have a few odd little wearables i wouldn’t mind snatching up, if of course, money was no object… *** [...] [...] so, i’ll admit it…i haven’t been thinking of shopping retail much for a while. two reasons: 1.) i’m getting ready to jet off to amsterdam, paris and antwerp in mere days (umm, friday!? eep!!), and truth be told i’m saving myself for all the great, interesting special, unknown to me yet stuff i hope to acquire on my travels over yonder… and 2.) i’ve been sewing like a madwoman. and thrifting like a madwoman. so i’ve been sort of absorbed in those endeavors and spending somewhat less time scouring the ‘nets for pretty things to obsess over. BUT, that doesn’t mean i haven’t been doing ANY virtual perusing…i do have a few odd little wearables i wouldn’t mind snatching up, if of course, money was no object… *** [...]

]]> By: Danielle http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-12937 Danielle Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:15:44 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-12937 you lucky thing! blog it for us stuck here on this continent... you lucky thing! blog it for us stuck here on this continent…

]]> By: Anouk http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-12908 Anouk Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:11:46 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-12908 Antwerp is so great, I lived there for 5 yerars during my studies and still miss it. I secoind everyones advices above. Since the city centre isnt too big, just wandering around is the best way to see all the nice spots. Dont forget to go to ´Het Zuid´ though, the area around the big museum mentioned above, and stroll along all the beautiful houses there. One of my favourite places to have a drink outside is on the ´Conscienseplein´, a beautiful little place surrounded by historical buildings. There are some great little restaurants there. Thrifting in Antwerp is not so good... but the beer is excellent and mostly very cheap, so drink your heart out ;-) It is great to read this post since im visiting Paris this weekend, so i stole some of the tips :-) Have a great time in Europe! Antwerp is so great, I lived there for 5 yerars during my studies and still miss it. I secoind everyones advices above. Since the city centre isnt too big, just wandering around is the best way to see all the nice spots. Dont forget to go to ´Het Zuid´ though, the area around the big museum mentioned above, and stroll along all the beautiful houses there. One of my favourite places to have a drink outside is on the ´Conscienseplein´, a beautiful little place surrounded by historical buildings. There are some great little restaurants there.
Thrifting in Antwerp is not so good… but the beer is excellent and mostly very cheap, so drink your heart out ;-)

It is great to read this post since im visiting Paris this weekend, so i stole some of the tips :-)

Have a great time in Europe!

]]> By: Marijke Overkamp http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-12893 Marijke Overkamp Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:54:42 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-12893 I've been in Paris in march, and here I give you a few tips: -The musée Picasso, at the rue the Thorigny 5. -Musée dÓrsay, with paintings from Degas, Cezanne and Monet. It is situated near the river the Seine. -Les Marais, known as the Swamp. It is the jew district with little fashion shops, and hats, shoes, and second hand clothing. There is a nice Marocain restaurant, l'Arganjer, at the rue Ste Croix de la Bretonnierie. -Palais de Tokyo, is the place to be. -galerie de la Fayette, is a very big shop, with a beautiful architecture. There is an fashion exhibition from students of the fashion academy In Amsterdam you can take the canalbus, you can take a stop at 11 interesting places. -het Rijksmuseum is a must, with de Nachtwacht from Rembrandt. -de Albert Cuyp is a flea market, with second hand clothing -you can see Amsterdam by bike, ask the tourist office In Antwerp you can do a fashion walk, ask the tourist office for information. The mode museum is a must(MOMU) I hope you have a very nice trip. Yours faithfully, Marijke Overkamp, Zutphen, the Netherlands. I’ve been in Paris in march, and here I give you a few tips:
-The musée Picasso, at the rue the Thorigny 5.
-Musée dÓrsay, with paintings from Degas, Cezanne and Monet. It is situated near the river the Seine.
-Les Marais, known as the Swamp. It is the jew district with little fashion shops, and hats, shoes, and second hand clothing. There is a nice Marocain restaurant, l’Arganjer, at the rue Ste Croix de la Bretonnierie.
-Palais de Tokyo, is the place to be.
-galerie de la Fayette, is a very big shop, with a beautiful architecture. There is an fashion exhibition from students of the fashion academy
In Amsterdam you can take the canalbus, you can take a stop at 11 interesting places.
-het Rijksmuseum is a must, with de Nachtwacht from Rembrandt.
-de Albert Cuyp is a flea market, with second hand clothing
-you can see Amsterdam by bike, ask the tourist office
In Antwerp you can do a fashion walk, ask the tourist office for information. The mode museum is a must(MOMU)
I hope you have a very nice trip.
Yours faithfully, Marijke Overkamp, Zutphen, the Netherlands.

]]> By: La Principessa http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-12869 La Principessa Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:26:22 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-12869 I've never been to Antwerp, and you've been to Amsterdam as much as I have, but Paris--I've always liked le Marais district. It's the historic Jewish quarter, and a lot of it is really, really old. Now, it's sort of the center of gay life there, and it's also close to the Centre Pompidou (the modern art museum--definitely worth seeing). It's full of little fun shops (including some reasonably priced vintage shops, which are HARD to find in Paris!) and adorable, cheap cafes. I could live on camembert beurre and emmental salade sandwichs for the rest of my life. Be sure you eat some ice cream from Amorino while you're there. Also, I <i>finally</i> posted results from the Thrift Score Challenge on my blog--thank you so much for contributing! Please check it out if you're interested :) And, of coures, have fun abroad! I’ve never been to Antwerp, and you’ve been to Amsterdam as much as I have, but Paris–I’ve always liked le Marais district. It’s the historic Jewish quarter, and a lot of it is really, really old. Now, it’s sort of the center of gay life there, and it’s also close to the Centre Pompidou (the modern art museum–definitely worth seeing). It’s full of little fun shops (including some reasonably priced vintage shops, which are HARD to find in Paris!) and adorable, cheap cafes. I could live on camembert beurre and emmental salade sandwichs for the rest of my life. Be sure you eat some ice cream from Amorino while you’re there.

Also, I finally posted results from the Thrift Score Challenge on my blog–thank you so much for contributing! Please check it out if you’re interested :)

And, of coures, have fun abroad!

]]> By: tricia http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-12856 tricia Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:01:40 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-12856 HOLY CRAP!! thank you so much everybody! i'm definitely going to check a bunch of this stuff out if i can! you are all amazing. HOLY CRAP!! thank you so much everybody! i’m definitely going to check a bunch of this stuff out if i can! you are all amazing.

]]> By: S. http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-12849 S. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:49:27 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-12849 Even though I'm jealous... Amsterdam, Vondel park, bargins at the outdoor market, get a bike somehow, walking is good too. I found Amsterdam surreal, weird and good if you can avoid the hippies and weed culture. Even though I’m jealous…
Amsterdam, Vondel park, bargins at the outdoor market, get a bike somehow, walking is good too. I found Amsterdam surreal, weird and good if you can avoid the hippies and weed culture.

]]> By: Riley http://bitsandbobbins.com/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/comment-page-1/#comment-12848 Riley Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:39:28 +0000 http://bitsandbobbins.com/journal/2007/04/16/amsterdam-paris-and-antwerp-suggestions/#comment-12848 I'm so jealous. You get to have all the fun. I guess it's in all the tourist books, but the Musee D'Orsay in Paris is lovely. I’m so jealous. You get to have all the fun. I guess it’s in all the tourist books, but the Musee D’Orsay in Paris is lovely.

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