Ever since she was a little girl, Valentine has been fascinated by fashion and design. When she was just eight or nine years old, her godmother gave her her first sewing machine.
Valentine followed her dream until, at the age of 20, she left to study fashion design and pattern cutting at the London College of Fashion.
She then spent over 10 years working at prestigious international fashion houses such as Alexander McQueen, Alexis Mabille, San Andrès Milano and Marc Philippe Coudeyre. From her early days as a trainee seamstress to her rise to the position of studio manager, her career journey is nothing short of impressive.
But 2009 was the year of her revelation, when a friend asked her to make her wedding dress. As Valentine puts it, she "literally fell in love with this artisanal process, uniting her love for fashion, the technique and making human connections".
Five years later, she launched her own brand, and opened the doors to her Brussels studio in 2017. Here, the creative designer makes every dress by hand, like all great seamstresses, welcoming her clients in an intimate setting.
Inspired by the Golden Age of Hollywood, by legendary actresses and jazz music, Valentine's creations are each more elegant than the last, without compromising comfort. The materials she uses are dignified, delicate and refined ‒ silk, lace and feathers. And for good reason: Valentine selects her fabrics from the very same suppliers as the haute couture fashion houses, resulting in a sensation of intimate luxury and discrete elegance.
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