Not all designer brands hold up the same way over time. Some pieces look dated five years later. Others get better with age. At Luxeparel, we’ve noticed patterns in what keeps coming back, what people ask for, and what still looks good twenty years after it was made. Here’s why certain brands show up in […]
Why vintage 80s pieces work now and how to wear them without looking like you’re going to a theme party The 80s are having a moment again, which feels inevitable considering fashion’s twenty-year nostalgia cycle and the fact that everyone who lived through them the first time is now old enough to have opinions about […]
A neighborhood guide Antwerp doesn’t try too hard, which is exactly why it works. The city has serious fashion credentials, six designers from the Royal Academy changed how the world thinks about Belgian design, but you won’t find plaques everywhere announcing this. Our Luxeparel boutique sits on Mechelsesteenweg near the National Bank where the locals […]
With Fall just around the corner, it’s time to list our favorite timeless trends we’ll be wearing this season. The classics return The Celine Phantom and Fendi Spy bag join other classics like the Chloé Paddington, Gucci Jackie and the Balenciaga City this season. 2000s bags have been dominating the runway and the streets since […]
The Archive by Luxeparel is open. You know the feeling. You spot an archival Roberto Cavalli printed in feathers and earth tones, or a Galliano dress that looks like it walked straight off a SS2003 runway, and something in your brain short-circuits. You do the math. You do it again. You close the tab. You […]
Why consignment beats selling your designer pieces yourself You have a Chanel bag you haven’t touched in two years. It’s worth money, it’s taking up space, and selling it yourself on Vinted seems straightforward enough. Take some photos, write a description, answer messages, done. Except it’s never just that simple. Selling designer pieces online yourself […]
