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02/06/2026

Did you think comfort was a recent invention?

Far from the clichés of strictly constraining wardrobes of the past, fashion has often sought, through unexpected detours, to free movement. The exhibition Simplicities explores this fascinating pursuit of purity and functionality across the centuries.

⏳ 10 days to go! The exhibition officially opens on 12 June, don’t forget to book your tickets. Link in bio 👉

Save the date 📣
Exhibition: Simplicities
📅 12.06.2026
📍 Rue de la Violette 12, 1000 Brussels

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[JUIN AU MUSÉE MODE & DENTELLE]📆 12.06.26Simplicities : ouverture d’exposition Le Musée Mode & Dentelle vous invite à ex...
31/05/2026

[JUIN AU MUSÉE MODE & DENTELLE]

📆 12.06.26
Simplicities : ouverture d’exposition

Le Musée Mode & Dentelle vous invite à explorer ces moments où la mode décide de se délester du superflu.
À travers plus de 2 siècles d’histoire, ’Simplicities’ revient sur ces bascules discrètes mais décisives : lorsque le vêtement tend vers la sobriété, la fonction et le naturel.

Souvent associée au luxe, au faste ou à la nouveauté, la mode se révèle ici sous un autre jour, celui d’un miroir sensible des évolutions culturelles et sociales.

Infos & réservation 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4ty2tfdk

📆 18.06
Met the curator

Profitez d’une visite exclusive en afterwork en compagnie de Mathilde Semal, commissaire de l’exposition Simplicities. Découvrez les coulisses de sa réflexion et échanger librement autour de la simplicité dans la mode. Une rencontre privilégiée, dans une ambiance conviviale et détendue, qui se prolonge autour d’un verre en fin de journée.

Infos & réservation 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3sv7kdmc
À bientôt au Musée Mode & Dentelle
📆 Mar. - Dim.
⏰ 10:00 - 17:00
📍 Rue de la Violette 12, 1000 Bruxelles

[SAVE THE DATE] 12.06.26 📣‘Simplicities’, une autre façon de regarder la mode… Au-delà des silhouettes et des matières, ...
26/05/2026

[SAVE THE DATE] 12.06.26 📣

‘Simplicities’, une autre façon de regarder la mode…

Au-delà des silhouettes et des matières, l’exposition explore la manière dont le vêtement traduit les évolutions culturelles et sociales de leur époque.

🔎 Retour au naturel, recherche de confort, simplification des formes ou évolution des usages : autant de transformations discrètes qui traversent l’histoire du vêtement depuis plus de 2 siècles.

Sous l’apparente simplicité d’une silhouette se cache ainsi le récit d’une société en mouvement.

Une exposition à découvrir à partir du 12 mai 2026 👉 https://tinyurl.com/2bcpxt2z

Expo : Simplicities
📅 12.06.26 - 10.01.27
📍 Musée Mode & Dentelle
Rue de la Violette 12
1000 Bruxelles

📸: © Macchiato Communication

23/05/2026

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What can a portrait reveal about Brussels lace… centuries later?

Behind museum walls, some stories only come to life when collections meet.

This collaboration between the Fashion & Lace Museum and the Brussels City Museum brings together paintings, lace and scientific research to tell the shared story of Brussels lace. 👀

From portraits hidden in museum reserves to exceptional lace pieces, these works reveal how fashion, craftsmanship, and identity have always been deeply connected.

In this four-part video series, our curators uncover how paintings help us understand not only what lace once looked like, but also how it was produced, worn, and admired at the time.

Save this series 📣
🎬 Episode 1: The collaboration

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[PRESSE] 📰Catherine Gauthier, conservatrice de notre Chambre des Dentelles, a été interviewée par Emma Becque pour Caban...
21/05/2026

[PRESSE] 📰
Catherine Gauthier, conservatrice de notre Chambre des Dentelles, a été interviewée par Emma Becque pour Cabana Magazine dans le cadre d’un article consacré à l’histoire de la dentelle.

🎙️ "For museums, it remains an object that bears witness to the heritage and history of our societies, as well as to a particular skill".
— Catherine Gauthier

Lire l’article complet (en anglais), 'The Story of Lace' 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4xhn8kbz

[SAVE THE DATE] 12.06.26 📣‘Simplicities’, ou quand la mode choisit l’épure…Le Musée Mode & Dentelle vous invite à explor...
16/05/2026

[SAVE THE DATE] 12.06.26 📣
‘Simplicities’, ou quand la mode choisit l’épure…

Le Musée Mode & Dentelle vous invite à explorer ces moments où la mode décide de se délester du superflu.

🔎 À travers plus de 2 siècles d’histoire, ’Simplicities’ revient sur ces bascules discrètes mais décisives : lorsque le vêtement tend vers la sobriété, la fonction et le naturel.

Souvent associée au luxe, au faste ou à la nouveauté, la mode se révèle ici sous un autre jour : celui d’un miroir sensible des évolutions culturelles et sociales.

Un regard inédit sur un thème encore peu exploré… et pourtant essentiel.

Expo : Simplicities
📅 12.06.26 - 10.01.27
📍 Musée Mode & Dentelle
Rue de la Violette 12
1000 Bruxelles

📸: © Macchiato Communication

12/05/2026

When the world trembles, fashion strips back. 🤍

More than an aesthetic choice, it reflects our doubts, our impulses, our crises. But what does fashion say about us when it returns to the essential?

👉 From 12 June 2026, the exhibition Simplicities explores those moments when clothing embraces simplicity, function, and naturalness.

Save the date 📣
Exhibition: Simplicities
📅 12.06.2026
📍 Rue de la Violette 12, 1000 Brussels

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Qui n’a jamais soufflé sur une fleur de pissenlit ? 🌼Aujourd’hui, de nombreux créateurs revisitent la dentelle pour en f...
07/05/2026

Qui n’a jamais soufflé sur une fleur de pissenlit ? 🌼

Aujourd’hui, de nombreux créateurs revisitent la dentelle pour en faire un langage artistique à part entière. C’est aussi l’ambition de notre Chambre des Dentelles : offrir une scène à celles et ceux qui repoussent les limites de ce savoir-faire.

🔎 Avec cette œuvre organique en fil de nylon, Marjolaine Salvador-Morel nous plonge dans l’infiniment petit : une graine de pissenlit, délicate, presque suspendue hors du temps. Son travail, véritable ode à la nature, invite à la contemplation, à la curiosité et à un voyage sensible au cœur du Vivant.

Symbole du printemps, de la renaissance et du cycle de la vie, le pissenlit porte aussi une part de magie : on lui prête des pouvoirs de divination, de vœu… et même celui d’éveiller les esprits.

Marjolaine Salvador-Morel tisse ainsi un lien singulier avec l’histoire de la dentelle au Point d’Alençon, qu’elle réinterprète avec audace et respect.

À bientôt au Musée Mode & Dentelle
📅 Mar. - Dim.
⏰ 10:00 - 17:00
🎫 Entrée gratuite jusqu’au 31.05.26
📍 Rue de la Violette 12, 1000 Brussels

📸: “Anémochorie - Akène à aigrette soyeuse”, Marjolaine Salvador-Morel

05/05/2026

Our new website is now live!

Lighter, clearer, more accessible: a refined space designed for everyone.

🧭 A redesigned navigation: a simplified menu, a single agenda gathering all our activities, and direct access to our online collection from each piece.

🌿 Less energy-intensive, thanks to optimised images and built-in tools to measure the environmental impact of each page.

👀 More inclusive, with a dark mode that makes reading easier for a wide range of visitors.

You’ll find the link to our new website in our bio 👉

See you soon
📅 Tue. - Sun.
⏰ 10:00 - 17:00
🎫 Free entry until 31.05.26
📍 Rue de la Violette 12, 1000 Brussels

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08/04/2026

Marie-Antoinette and our wardrobe: a connection that spans the centuries?

While and may seem like modern trends, none of this is truly new…

👀 For centuries, fashion has swung between extravagance and restraint, between the desire to shine and the need to return to the essentials. Far from being merely a realm of luxury or novelty, it often reflects, sometimes more clearly than any history book, our cultural and social changes, as well as our deepest desires.

👉 From 12 June 2026, the exhibition Simplicities explores the moments when clothing embraces simplicity, function and a natural approach.

Save the date 📣
Exhibition: Simplicities
📅 12.06.2026
📍 Rue de la Violette 12, 1000 Brussels.

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