DK Travel : Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp and Ghent : Shopping

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Ann Demeulemeester

A stone’s throw from the MUHKA modern art gallery, Demeulemeester’s shop displays the uncompromising edge that has placed her at the forefront of fashion.
Avenue and Galerie Louise

Top-name international couturiers cluster around the Place Louise, while more boutiques lie within a covered arcade that connects the Avenue de la Toison d’Or to the Avenue Louise.
Chocoladehuisje

There are chocolate shops at every turn in Bruges. The big names are on Steenstraat and Zuidzandstraat, but try the Chocoladehuisje for its imaginative (sometimes lewd) designs.
Christmas Market

From early December to early January, this market offers all things Christmassy – crafts, decorations, presents – in the streets to the west of the Grand Place and around the Bourse.
Galerie Agora

This maze-like covered arcade sells T-shirts, baseball caps, leather goods, costume jewellery and incense – all surprisingly in the lower price range.
Galerie Bortier

This is a small, rather dowdy sister to the Galeries Royales de Saint-Hubert. Here you’ll find second-hand books, prints, postcards and posters.
Galerie de la Toison d’Or

Another covered arcade of up-market boutiques close to the Porte de Namur.
Galeries Royales de Saint-Hubert

A spectacularly elegant and spacious shopping arcade built in 1847 (see Galeries Royales de Saint-Hubert).
Het Modepaleis

This elegant belle époque “flat iron” building is the main outlet for one of Antwerp’s most fêted fashion designers, Dries van Noten.
Huis Van Loocke

Bruges is so picturesque that it attracts numerous artists, and several excellent shops cater for their needs. This one has been run by the same family for three generations.