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Belgian fashion designer, based in Antwerp
for confident women with personality who want to look elegant and are not afraid of colour
In her choice of fabrics, Nathalie tries to integrate more sustainable fabrics in her collection with each season. Besides the ecological aspect of the fabrics, comfort is also very important.
The fabrics need to feel good against the skin, be durable so that you can enjoy them for a long time and be easy to care for.
She designs for women with busy lives
who don't have time to go to the dry cleaner’s every week.
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NATHALIE VLEESCHOWER
Nathalie Vleeschouwer’s interest in fashion stems from her childhood. Her father was a purchaser for a clothing chain, and as a child she loved nothing more than to accompany him to the big clothing factories. The Antwerp Academy of fashion was a logical next step in her career, but she decided – at the age of 22 – to swap the Academy with learning from practice. This resulted in the launch of Fragile, a maternity wear collection, in 1990. In those days, making fashionable maternity clothing was unheard of. That is how Nathalie became a global pioneer in the world of maternity fashion. The collection was a great success, all the way from Antwerp to Tokyo, and many brands have since followed in Fragile’s footsteps.
Having won the Womed Award in 2010 for female entrepreneurship, Nathalie felt she was ready to embark on a new venture in addition to Fragile. To underscore the authentic style of this new collection she decided to give it her own name: Nathalie Vleeschouwer.
The first collection was presented at the international trade fair in Paris in September 2010 and was available in shops in the spring of 2011.