Apparel Search world clothing industry directory — apparel, fashion and textile resources for Belgium.
This directory brings together the apparel, fashion and textile industry of Belgium: the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, whose graduates drew international attention to Antwerp designers from the beginning of the eighties, garment manufacturers in Tongeren and Paal-Beringen, leather and ostrich leather companies in Brussels, a polypropylene yarn manufacturer in Deinze, commission dyeing and finishing, curtain and upholstery fabric production, and dealers in second-hand sewing and textile machinery in Brussels and Ieper.
Belgium's listings span the whole textile chain. At the fibre end, Oostrotex NV in Deinze manufactures polypropylene based yarns in flat, air textured and false twist textured forms for weaving and knitting, and Steverlynck NV offers commission dyeing and finishing of textile yarns and fabrics plus contract coating services. In Brussels, one import-export and manufacturing company produces fabrics for curtains, Jacquard upholstery, voile, satin, roller blinds, waterproof fabrics, bed linen and mixed fabrics, while two related Brussels listings cover ostrich leather, leather handbags and small leather goods. Two machinery dealers buy and sell second-hand equipment, from sewing machines by makers such as Durkopp, Rimoldi and Kuris to weaving looms and complete textile plants.

European Association for Textile Polyolefins.
Symantex - Belgium Textile Machinery Association.
In the beginning of the eighties, the fashion world and the international media started to get interested in Antwerp fashion designers. From then on, the fashion department of the Royal Academy shared in this international interest, not in the least because of the continuous quality of the collections designed by some of the now aforementioned famous ex-students and a new generation of designers as Wim Neels, Veronique Branquinho, A.F. vandevorst, Jurgi Persoons, Stephan Schneider, Angelo Figus, Bernhard Willhelm, Anke Loh, Christophe Charon, Bruno Pieters, Tim Van Steenbergen, Marjolijn Van den heuvel and Haider Ackermann amongst many others.
Category: Fashion School.
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Oostrotex is a manufacturer of polypropylene based yarns. They produce flat, air textured and false twist textured yarns in a wide range of counts and colors. All of these are used in different applications, weaving and knitting.
Address: Filliersdreef 23-27, Deinze 9800, Belgium. Phone: 32-9-381 55 10 or 32-9-381 55 11. Fax: 32-9-381 55 20. E-mail: info@oostrotex.be. Contact: Mr Michiel Leys, Plant Manager.
Manufacturer items: Harmolon, Harmolan, Harmofil, Polypropylene FDY, Polypropylene POY, Air Textured yarn, False Twist Textured yarn.
Commission dyeing and finishing of textile yarns and fabrics. Also, contract coating services. English, Dutch, French and German.
Producer of the following products: fabrics for curtains, Jacquard upholstery, Voile, Satin, Roller blinds - sun protection, anti-fire fabrics and non-anti-fire fabrics, Waterproof fabrics, Bed Linen, Mixed fabrics.
Address: 30, rue de la Clinique, 1070 Bruxelles (Belgique). Fax: +32 (02) 523 22 17. GSM: +32 (0475) 224674.
Chrandels Fashion is a manufacture/wholesaler of ladies evening-bridal dresses under its own label "Chrandels" and mens costumes under its own label Adimo.
Address: Elderenstraat 94-96, Tongeren, Belgium. Phone: +32 12 458993. Fax: +32 12 671496. E-mail: shop@chrandels.be. Contact name: Chris Cornelissen.
They are making a Belgian young designers plus size collection (US-Size 12-30) for women.
Address: Beverlose Steenweg 311, Paal-Beringen 3583, Belgium. Phone: 32 11 455500. Fax: 32 11 45 55 50. E-mail: info@kristina.be.
Manufacturer items: clothing, women's, plus-size.
Global Ostrich Leather / Nouvelta Design.
Address: 62/12 ave Bel Air, Brussels 1180, Belgium. Phone: 32.495.49.05.69. Fax: 32.2.521.60.66. Email: nouvelta@proximedia.be. Contact: Kevin Reiss.
Manufacturer items: Ostrich leather in crust, Ostrich raw skins.
Their company is +50 years old. They manufacture top quality leather goods. They have their own brand "Kevin Reiss" and a famous Belgium fashion designer "Olivier Strelli". Their company has worked with some of the biggest names in fashion (Galliano, Morabito Paris & Bally etc...). They can also make private label.
Address: 129 rue Brogniez, Brussels 1070, Belgium. Phone: 32.2.521.47.97. Fax: 32.2.521.60.66. Email: nouvelta@proximedia.be. Contact: Karin Reiss.
Manufacturer items: Leather Handbags, Fashion Handbags, Small leather goods.
Brussels, Belgium is a new innovative player in the luxury lingerie world, which produces custom and perfect fitting lingerie through 3-bodyscanning and a high tech production.
Category: Lingerie Manufacturer.
They have machines second hand as Durkopp, Rimoldi, Schwalbach, Kuris, Willcox, Maimin.
Address: rue Francart, 12, Brussels 1050, Belgium. Phone: 32 / 495 / 20 - 86 - 72 or 32 / 495 / 99 - 64 -56. Email: brokk@tiscalinet.be. Contact: "Yves Crevecoeur" - Owner, or "Hugues Crevecoeur" - Coordinator.
YMATEC (Belgium): they purchase and they sell textile machines and complete plants. Second hand textile machinery such as weaving looms, sewing machines, etc. Buying and selling used textile machinery.
YMATEC bvba. Tel: +32 57 22 45 33. Fax: +32 57 20 89 33. Office & Warehouse: Industry Zone, Albert Dehemlaan 31, BE-8900 Ieper, Belgium. E-mail: info@ymatec.com.
The directory lists fourteen Belgian industry entries: second-hand sewing and textile machinery dealers in Brussels and Ieper, a manufacturer and wholesaler of ladies' evening and bridal dresses and men's costumes in Tongeren, a plus-size women's collection (US sizes 12-30) made in Paal-Beringen, ostrich leather and leather goods companies in Brussels, a polypropylene yarn manufacturer in Deinze, commission dyeing and finishing in the Steverlynck listing, curtain and upholstery fabrics from a Brussels import-export and manufacturing company, and a Brussels luxury lingerie manufacturer, alongside the European Association for Textile Polyolefins, the Belgium textile machinery association Symantex, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts fashion department in Antwerp, and a Belgian fashion and textile jobs search engine.
In the beginning of the eighties, the fashion world and the international media started to get interested in Antwerp fashion designers, and the fashion department of the Royal Academy has shared in that international interest ever since, through the quality of the collections designed by former students and a new generation of designers including Wim Neels, Veronique Branquinho, A.F. vandevorst, Jurgi Persoons, Stephan Schneider, Angelo Figus, Bernhard Willhelm, Anke Loh, Christophe Charon, Bruno Pieters, Tim Van Steenbergen, Marjolijn Van den heuvel and Haider Ackermann.
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