Belgium’s small stature hasn’t diminished its impact on the fashion world: Ann Demeulmeester, Martin Margiela, Raf Simons, AF Vandevorst, and Olivier Theyskens are just a sampling of the heavy hitters hailing from a country with less world map real estate than Latvia. The big names are still going strong, but a new generation is ready to step up—and New York found out why this week at Showroom Antwerp. Presented by the Flanders Fashion Institute, the multi-designer gathering on display inside the New York Times Building throughout the Spring/Summer 2010 shows season featured collections from the brightest young things in Belgium’s fashion arsenal including Stephen Schneider, Anke Loh, Lenny Leleu, and Marc Philippe Coudeyre, among others. So if you’re in town, stop waffling (ha – get it? Belgian waffles? Okay, bad joke…) and check ‘em out.

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Photography Cameron Krone
Styling Tom Van Dorpe

Makeup Bejamin Puckey (See Management)
Hair Enrico Mariotti (See Management)
Stylist Assistant Rika Watanabe
Models Taylor Fuchs (Wilhelmina), Amy G, Gloria (One Models), Cesar Casier (VNY)