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SELF buys Belgian

 

Today we celebrate Belgium’s national holiday! Also known as the day Leopold of Saksen-Coburg-Gotha took the oath to become Belgium’s first King. The start of the small country known as Belgium and an important day in our history. So that means it’s a legal holiday and we can all enjoy a day off! SELF is 100% Belgian and that’s something we’re very proud of! And what day could be better than the 21st of July to share our Belgian prideness? Todays blog will be dominated by Belgian brands. All of which are diamonds produced from our own soil and supporting our home-grown entrepreneurs is something we can only encourage! Curious to find out our Belgian favorites? Be sure to read on!

The best of Belgium

When you think of Belgium, chocolate, fries and beer will cross your mind. All with good reason, but our small country has much and more to offer. In the department of fashion, food and accessories or design. We enjoy getting to know all these new brands and that’s why we collected some of our Belgian favorites to share with you!

 

The Mocktailclub

What started out as a school project quickly grew into an original concept! Marie Claessens founded The Mocktailclub and creates some of the most ingenious mocktails. Yes, cocktails but without any alcohol and healthy besides! Our country has gotten stuck in the idea that we need alcohol in apperitives at parties, but our body can cope without alcohol just fine! If your friends are crying out for a tasty drink, we’re not going to be opening bottles of flat water and at The Mocktailclub Marie is trying to offer a fun and experimental alternative. Besides these alcohol free cocktails are de-li-cious! The combinations are very original, you can find a mocktail based on basil and grapefruit or another one based on bloody beetroots and anise and one based on, iced tea with rosewater. These combinations can be surprising to some but that’s what’s so fun about this concept!

You can find her recipes on the website, but you can also buy the cocktails ready to go! Nice and easy.

www.themocktailclub.com

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I Just Love Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But I must confess, I forget to have it now and again so I’ll just shove something before I head out. A bad habit, I know.. But it’s important to have balanced meals! Something Natalie from I Just Love Breakfast knows all too well. She discovered her first granola whilst in New York, but once she was back in Belgium she couldn’t find granola that offered the same crunchy taste and lightness. So she simply decided to make her own! She spend a lot of time experimenting until she found the perfect combination: pecan/almond, cashew/banana, cocoa 100% and several specialties!

www.ijustlovebreakfast.be

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Nathalie Vleeschouwer

Belgium is also known for it’s high end fashion, just think of the well known Antwerp Six. There are so many talented designers but if we’d have to pick just one, we’ll have to go with Nathalie Vleeschouwer. Why you ask? Because her collections fully fit the SELF-lifestyle. Nathalie brings out her own collections in the market to suit those women that don’t fear experimenting. All of her collections are focused on comfortable elegance, they’re made for women with high doses of self-confidence and who have an eye for beautiful fashion. Her Spring-Summer collection is named Striped Tropics. They contain lovely patterns and colors that transport you to a tropical destination. You can consider us a fan!

www.nathalievleeschouwer.be

“Nathalie

J-Line

After a busy day, you love to come home to cozyness, best feeling there is right? We all love to feel at home, but cozyness is what you make of it. It all starts with the right furniture and decorations that match your taste and style. Interior shopping is something we absolutely love to do! And you can check out the Belgian brand J-line. The creative pair of brains behind this brand are two sisters. They both worked in their own Belgian business for interior design and decorations, but this sparked a flame. And they decided to build their own brand. That’s how J-line was born! Their decorations are now sold in over 100 countries.

They bring out two new collections each year and our favorite is the ORIENTAL ZEN RETREAT. This collection makes you feel at peace in your own interior. And let’s be frank: the busy life we lead requires some zen now and then.

www.j-line.be

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Ms. Bay

Sometimes you come across a brand and just go: wow, what a beautiful idea! Ms. Bay is exactly one of those brands, they create luxury purses out of salmon leather. Yes, you read that right, salmon! A fabric that’s much more durable and ecological than classic leather and that means a better future. At SELF we find durability extremely important and so does Ms. Bay! They sum it up perfectly on their website: “Together we shape the world of tomorrow”.

The brand can be described as guilt-free luxury which it most certainly is. Usually durable fashion and accessories have that boring image, but that’s just wrong. Durable fashion can be luxurious and Ms. Bay is looking to correct this false image. They do this perfectly with their unique handbags and accessories! 

ms-bay.com

 

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Let’s support our home-grown entrepreneurs! They all have build beautiful brands with beautiful stories, isn’t that more attractive than those huge commercial chain stores? Our message: shop local!

 

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