Fashion & Lace
Exhibition Back Side Fashion from behind_ Evening dress CHANEL, 1931 Fashion & Lace Museum ©detiffe.com
Studio
19.11.24 - 06.04.25
Studio 8: The Wittamer-De Camps and fashion
To mark the opening of its new Studio, the Fashion & Lace Museum invites you to immerse yourself in the world of Berthe De Camps and Louis Wittamer, a designer couple who typified a way of thinking about fashion in Brussels from the 1950s to 1970s.
The Wittamer-De Camps and fashion not only highlights their best-known creations, but also offers a unique glimpse into their history. Through their works, the Studio reveals how the Brussels fashion sector designed itself to echo that of Paris, while also asserting its own identity.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
© Marina Yee
18.04.25 - 11.01.26
40 + years Stijl
On 27 September 1984, the fashion boutique STIJL opens in Dansaert Street. Sonja Noël begins her fashion adventure, not yet aware of the impact it will have on the neighbourhood, the city and the Belgian fashion landscape. Intuitive and daring, the then 23-year-old entrepreneur chooses young designer collections to dress a nouvelle vague of creative Brussels residents.
Soon STIJL grows into one of the most important fashion references for discovering new, and mainly Belgian, talent. Meanwhile, for more than 40 years, Sonja Noël has been investing, often first, in numerous designers including Martin Margiela, Helmut Lang, Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Marina Yee, Dirk Van Saene, Rick Owens, Raf Simons, A.F. Vandevorst, Veronique Branquinho, Olivier Theyskens, Tim Van Steenbergen, Jan-Jan Van Essche and Marie Adam-Leenaert.
Throughout a non-chronological arrangement, this exhibition dissects the crucial role of the multi-label designer store, as well as the vision behind STIJL’s success. Discover this extraordinary look at a revolution in Belgian fashion history through the most iconic silhouettes, sold and worn over the past four decades!
Permanent exhibition
Lace room
Through previously unseen pieces, recently acquired or specially retrieved from storage, you will plunge into the extraordinary history of Brussels lace. A fabric that has since disappeared
Brussels lace has gained international renown over the centuries. Its finesse, quality and beauty made it the preferred textile of the elites from the 17th century. It found its way to the greatest royal courts of Europe, adorning the apparel of both men and women.
Lace season 15.10.24 > 06.04.25
For this new lace season, the Fashion & Lace Museum and the Art & History Museum are highlighting one particular genre: war lace. Discover these incredible pieces in lace, that testify to a relatively unknown and unique piece of our country’s history.
Lace room © Emilie Gomez
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