Craftsmanship is the past and the future of fashion!
Craftsmanship is Alive!
Unique Creations
“By upcycling vintage and artisanal textiles from all cultures, Julie Menuge creates unique pieces , handmade in Brussels.”
A precocious and self-taught artist , she completed secondary studies in Arts Applied in Roubaix, France, before moving to Brussels in 2002 to study fashion design , then textile design at La Cambre. There she deepened her passion for the language and history of fabrics , patterns, techniques and multiple skills.
After various professional experiences in Haute Couture and the world of entertainment - Julie Menuge worked for Jean-Paul Gaultier in Paris and dresses numerous artists for their stage outfits - she has run her own design studio since 2011.
The designer manages the entire work process , from design to production, right through to distribution.
Her collections have already been presented at numerous festivals and exhibitions , both in Belgium and abroad: events and alternative Fashion Weeks from Brussels to Bangkok via Geneva . Some key pieces among her creations were acquired by the Fashion and Lace Museum in Brussels in 2018.
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with Mimi La fripe on the cobblestones of the neighborhood
Craftsmanship is Contemporary!
Ethical Creations
Deeply linked to the history of humanity , textiles bear witness to the movements of peoples through the ages and across borders. They reflect our different cultural identities , with multiple, complex and substantially interconnected origins.
Julie Menuge mixes clothes and fabrics from different origins, to tell new stories of crossbreeding and travel between cultures.
The result of a long process of collection, selection and assembly , each piece is a unique textile composition , made from fabrics rich in know-how and encounters.
Julie Menuge produces her own unique pieces in her design studio. She presents and sells her collections at events in Belgium and abroad.
She collaborates with couturiers in Brussels for the production, and with artists and craftspeople from all over the world for the creation of batik, tie & dye fabrics and exceptional weavings.
Julie Menuge 's fashion design is distinguished by its art of mixing and upcycling - or reusing materials: an act of resistance and poetry in the face of the globalized mass production of the world of fast fashion.
