‘Denim is a love that never fades’, ‘When in doubt, wear Denim’, ‘In the right denim, a girl can conquer the world’, etc. Google is bursting with quotes about jeans. Antwerp is an excellent place to shop for your favourite jeans. You can do that at well-known stores like Lee and Levi's, but also at these less obvious ones.
Wam Denim
Wam Denim is a Dutch chain specialising in menswear with an Italian flair and styling. In Antwerp, you can discover their refreshing and stylish collection at their store on Leysstraat. You'll find a wide range of jeans, jackets, coats and shirts. The latter are often frivolous and colourful, but the classic blue work shirt is also available.
Eat Dust Clothing
Eat Dust Clothing is an Antwerp-based denim brand founded in 2010 by Rob Harmsen and Keith Hioco. Stubborn and rebellious as they are, they mix their classic menswear with numerous influences, from military uniforms and Americana to motorcycles and skateboarding. The result is a contemporary brand, with a distinct character. Girls of Dust, with Aline Walther on board as a designer, is the brand's female counterpart.
7 for All Mankind
You'll find luxury denim brand 7 for All Mankind on Schuttershofstraat. The jeans brand, which originated in LA in 2000, is known for its perfect fit and attention to detail. You'll find the most diverse fits there, which effortlessly combine luxury and comfort. With the 'Sustainability for All Mankind' initiative, the brand is also committed to sustainable production.
FAÇON JACMIN
FAÇON JACMIN is the child of Belgian twins Alexandra and Ségolène Jacmin. With Alexandra's background in the fashion industry at Maison Margiela and Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Ségolène's sense of entrepreneurship, Façon Jacmin was born in 2016. The stylish flagship store on Kammenstraat features fashionable and sustainable jeans produced in Europe.
Kammenstraat 58, 2000 Antwerp
Kings & Queens Jeans and Red Wing Shoes
At beautiful Sint-Jorispoort, among some other boutiques, restaurants and galleries, you'll find Kings & Queens Jeans. This retro store offers timeless fashion, products with a story and brands that are hard to find elsewhere, such as Red Wing's lifestyle boots that go perfectly with a jeans look. All the clothing is new and inspired by the fifties.
be the fibre
Circular fashion is in and that's entirely appropriate, of course. The new Belgian brand 'be the fibre' makes trendy accessories from worn jeans, sweaters and jackets. They thus transform collected textiles into laptop sleeves, sports bags and toiletry bags, among other things. And you can buy those products at Moose in the CITY in Antwerp. By the way, all proceeds go to development projects for helping underprivileged people around the world.
Moose in the CITY