The Journey of Ruth

January 21, 2015 by Ruth

Hi guys, I wanted to write this personal message for a few weeks now but I’ve been so busy arranging everything to become a freelancer that my agenda got rescheduled every day. Anyways 🙂 Some time ago I decided to quit my job at oona, the PR agency where Nathalie & I met and where I enjoyed working during 4 years. At certain points in your life there are decisions to be made and for me the time had come to change my […]

Categories: Articles • Tags: New projects, The Journey of Ruth

Karolin Studio

December 2, 2014 by Ruth

I recently discovered this new jewelry brand which I can’t afford right now but I’m willing to save the money. Karolin, both the name of the creator and the brand, used to be specialized in designing all kinds of interiors before she made the big career move. But her love for rough materials never disappeared. In all the pieces of jewelry she makes, gemstones such as agate, druzy and geode are the central piece(s) of attention. Some are finished with diamonds, others have […]

Categories: Articles • Tags: diamonds, Jewels, Karolin, Rocks

My Spanish TVE debut

December 1, 2014 by Ruth

A few weeks ago Ellen, who works for the city of Antwerp, asked if I wanted to show the Spanish tv crew from TVE and blogger Mónica from Mes voyages à Paris my favorite shopping addresses in A’town. I didn’t have to think twice about that one… of course! I’m always up for a new adventure and even more when there are multicultural aspects involved. Our first stop was the LN Knits winter store where I told Mónica about the concept and the story behind the […]

Categories: Articles • Tags: Antwerp, Garde-robe-nationale, LN Andes, Mes voyages à Paris, Monica Sors, Spain, TVE

Super natural

November 21, 2014 by Ruth

Don’t know if I ever told this but I’m a big fan of Bram Stoker’s Dracula! I discovered the story somewhere in the nineties while watching the Francis Ford Coppola film based on the novel. Now I must admit that I didn’t really understand anything of it at that time and the movie caused me having nightmares. But I got through it, bought the book and really started to appreciate the myth. When I saw this sweater from Addmyberry all the ‘dark’ memories came […]

Categories: Outfits • Tags: Addmyberry, Avenue, Cos, H&M, Hudson jeans, Nike, Proenza Schouler

Double Stitched

November 10, 2014 by Ruth

My friend Björn, founder and designer of the label Double Stitched, recently opened his first little pop-up in “De Nieuwe Gaanderij”. As the city of Antwerp makes an effort to support new designers, so do I. I have the feeling I’m repeating myself here… but I find it very important to spend my money well on clothes and accessories. Of course I’m a big fan of chain stores, it gives us the possibility to buy something new once in a while without […]

Categories: Outfits • Tags: céline, Double Stitched, Puma, Zara

Arternative meets LN Andes

October 30, 2014 by Ruth

Many times I thought about moving to another place… Paris and Tel Aviv were a few of the options that have been taken under consideration. For some reason though I’m still here in Antwerp, the city that has many coffee and not enough actual bars. And what exactly does make me stay? Well… Antwerp is beautiful, you’re free to go outside whenever you want, inhabitants are quite open-minded and there are a lot of nice spots for those who like food, art and fashion. […]

Categories: Outfits • Tags: Adidas Stan Smith, Arternative, céline, H&M, LN Andes, Sandro

Paris Texas

October 28, 2014 by Ruth

You know the feeling when you really dread doing something and when it turns out to be much much better than expected? Well… my friend Sien called me to do this Saturday morning shoot at Paris Texas in Antwerp. Now you must know that I’m not really a morning person and definitely not during the weekend, even after 10 alarm clocks I just continue sleeping. So yet again, the conscious part of me had to drag my body out of bed, […]

Categories: Articles, Outfits • Tags: Antwerp, Paris Texas, Sien Josephine Teijssen

Cheap Friday

October 9, 2014 by Ruth

If you’re a fan of Cheap Monday OR you just need a new skinny jeans, make sure you get up early this Friday! The Swedish denim label launches on the 10th of October a 10 minute pop-up in 10 cities and Antwerp is one of them. If you still wanna spend all your money on drinks tonight, no worries, you can only pay with social currencies Friday morning. Just don’t forget your phone to exchange a mention on one of […]

Categories: Events, Outfits • Tags: 10 minutes, Antwerp, Cheap Monday, Friday, Pop-up

Saint?

September 30, 2014 by Ruth

It’s that time of the season again: sample sales! When you know the places to be it’s really worth planning a trip to Antwerp. One of my favorites is The Masterplan Agency sale because they’re selling Denham, Eleven Paris and Elvine. I already went there last weekend to do some ‘research’ and scored this Saint sweater from Eleven Paris and distressed jeans from Denham to complete my denim collection. The Masterplan Agency Oude Leeuwenrui 7-11 2000 Antwerp The Lofthouse – Loft […]

Categories: Outfits • Tags: Denham, Dennis Ravays, Eleven Paris, River Island