Belgium

Since 1884, this little shop has been selling handmade leather gloves in dozens of colors and labels such as Jean Paul Gaultier. It currently stocks more than...more

Another fashion graduate from the Royal Academy of the Fine Arts, Anna Heylen got noticed in 1993 with her collection of couture-garbed dolls and introduced her...more

If diamonds aren't your best friend, check out this designer's feminine collection made of gold, silver, and semiprecious stones and inspired by love and...more

While Antwerp is sprinkled with chocolate-makers such as Godiva, Leonidas, and Neuhaus, hometown favorite Hans Burie is known for his over-the-top shop window...more

The largest showroom in Antwerp's diamond district of 1,500 dealers, Diamondland sells loose diamonds far below retail, explains how diamonds are graded, and...more

Don't come here looking for cod and frites. This übercool shop has three floors of edgy wear (superdry, Religion, April77), independent labels, and vintage...more

Catch the Friday morning spectacle (8 a.m.–1 p.m.) at Vrijdagmarkt, the square in front of Museum Plantin-Moretus, where a spirited auction of furniture,...more

In a Belle Epoque–style building at the junction of Nationalestraat and Kammenstraat, you'll find the shop that helped put Antwerp on the world fashion...more

Label lovers looking for a bargain flock here for recent couture wear, overstock, pieces from designers' shop windows—including the Antwerp Six—plus...more

This minimalist temple of couture has stocked Ann Demeulemeester since her first collection in the '80s. You'll also find Balenciaga, Raf Simons, Véronique...more