Style file: Antwerp

Our fashion insider shares the city's chic secretsSince the Antwerp Six (Dries van Noten and co) made their mark at London Fashion Week in 1988, the city has evolved into one of the world’s most stylish destinations. The man with his finger on the pulse is 31-year-old David Flamée, press officer for the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy and the city’s popular fashion museum, MoMu (Nationalestraat 28; 00 32 3 470 2770; www.momu.be).“Slink behind the discreet townhouse entrance of Graanmarkt13 (Graanmarkt13; 00 32 3 337 7992; www.graanmarkt13.be) to pick up high-end Belgian and international fashions, accessories and homewares.”“The concept store Ra (Kloosterstraat 13; 00 32 3 292 3780; www.ra13.be) is a huge hit with young creatives, who come here to lounge on the café sofas, check out the latest art installation and pick avant-garde fashion, music and style books.”“Pop into new shop Renaissance (Nationalestraat 28; 00 32 3 369 0108; www.renaissance-antwerp.com), in the same building as MoMu, for upmarket names like Helmut Lang, Celine and Rag & Bone.”“For stylish streetwear, stop by new Acne Studio (Lombardenvest 42; 003 2 3 225 0522; www.acnestudios.com), WeSC (Lange Klarenstraat 29; 00 32 3 226 6736; www.wesc.com), the achingly cool new hipster boutique from Stockholm, and concept store Clinic (De Burburestraat 5; 00 32 3 248 6911; www.clinicantwerp.com), which even has a stylish children’s section.”