A couture school is not only its curriculum. Between classes there are the pieces coming out of the atelier, the weeks spent on a Chanel jacket, the fabrics we go and find in Caudry, the exhibitions we come back from with ideas. Here is where to start.
Student work
Dresses, tailored jackets, ensembles: the pieces shown at juries and fashion shows, with the names of those who made them. It is the most telling part of the site — what actually comes out of our workshops, year after year.
Short courses and workshops
Chanel jacket, tailoring, embroidery, hat-making, pattern making, natural dyeing: one week, one craft, in small groups. Every session leaves a write-up — what was made, with whom, and what stayed.
Fabrics
Our fabric library, and the houses that supply it: Sophie Hallette in Caudry, the TextielLab in Tilburg, the Première Vision show in Paris. Recognising a fabric, anticipating its drape, working it without damage — the first reflex of the craft.
Fashion culture
The Christian Dior and Jules François Crahay exhibitions, the MoMu in Antwerp, the Modemuseum in Hasselt, the Tranoï show at the Palais Brongniart. What we go to see with the students, and what we bring back to the atelier.
The team
Who teaches here: each person’s background, speciality and the seminar they lead. Seamstresses and pattern makers who practise, and who pass it on.
And the news
Open days, term starts, jury dates and session announcements are gathered on the Activities page.