The Sartorialist

The decor is so inviting if only all shops looked as quintessential as this!

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WOW!!!
next level merchandising, bravo!

what an elegant shop!

very chic and elegante =)

I love shops like this. I remember being in Bologna once and finding a sweater shop like this, all the sweaters on shelves behind the counter, organized by weight and colour, and costing the earth. What a wonderful experience though.

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can I also be a gentleman if I shop there?! lovely :D

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Oh how nice! Where have the days when men were gentlemen gone? It's nice to know some people are still keeping it alive.

What a gorgeous shop.

oooh sometimes i wish i were a man

This definitely looks like an ideal place where a true "gentiluomo" can be in harmony with himself.

hey scott, i was thrilled to know though a little dissappointed when i heard you would go to brussels, I lived one year in belgium and I really loved it, the thing I regret is that I wasn't that into fashion by the time I was there as I am now, so I didn't come across some shops such as this, its cool you have the chance to experience all this and be able to promote it this amazing and sartorialist way.
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hope you can experience this in Mexico

"…this is a shop where a man goes to become a gentlemen."

Seems to suggest one can BUY 'gentlemanship.' I disagree. More likely, this is the kind of shop in which a gentleman might 'find himself.'

It's as if I can smell and feel the texture of this shop through the photos.

Perfectly edited pieces (that were perfectly shot). Thanks for sharing!

I love the decor .. the shot with the canes is so incredible. Thanks for sharing!

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The merchandise set up is beautiful. It gives you a feeling of stepping into your own closet.

Well if you were rich!

What a wonderful haberdashery!

i do hope they cater to women as well, because these are clothes i find i could live in forever, too.

what a lovely shop – bringing past and future together.

keeping the address for the next time i'm in brussels and am feeling a bit george sand-ish. (thank you!!!!)

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It actually looks like a relaxing inviting place to shop. I don't think I would feel overwhelmed in that shop at all.

I wish more stores were this enchanting. I wouldn't want to leave it. Did you make many purchases S.S??

Brussels is hosting a multitude of European Union institutions and bureaucrats and numerous official events. That probably explains the abundance of formal wear.

Hi,

Lovely shoes! What was their price range?

Thanks

Brava! for showing that life in our ever-changing, contemporary, western world is still enhanced by our appreciation of qualities in materials and workmanship, and yes, of the respect for celebration of our life's events. LB x x

Thank you for sharing!! What a precious information for all the men out there…just like you said: here is it possible for a man become a gentlemen! Nice!

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This is my heaven!

Chic,

I want to move in there…

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I love the store, it is perfect for the perfect gentelman. I used to live in brussels and I never knew about this amazing place.

Wonderful Pictures. I love the last 3 :)

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very elegant shop

Certainly from the exterior I probably would have passed it by. Who would know that inside is such a polished and gracious shopping experience.

To a previous poster: You do not need a limp to use a cane. These in the photo are so gorgeous, they add a finishing touch to a certain type of individual. I love the colorful rug and the beautiful diagonal wood floor (and that chandelier, to die for).

The fixtures in the store are as refined as the clothing. What a treasure!

I will take note of this wonderful shop, visit her on my next trip to Brussels

Total class!!!!

Dear Sartorialist

having moved from Lodnon to Brussels a few years ago (for my sins, as they say), I can attest to the fact that Degand is indeed one of the very few highlights of gentlemens' outfitters in this city – Rose & Van Geluwe is probably the other noteworthy institution.

Brussels, or Belgium, is still a very bourgeois society, often reminding of Britain or Germany in the 1960s, with all the attached advantages and disadvantages of such a "back in the old days" feel. Many Belgian men, at least those of a certain social standing, dress rather conservatively yet quite elegantly, comoared to say the UK or Germany – the French version of the clichee English squire look is quite common here ("le look Anglais").

The fact that you noted an abundance of formal, or semi-formal, dress in Degand is though indeed primarily a result of Brussels being the, in effect and, I believe, now pretty much officially, the capital of the European Union, with all the ceremony, state receptions and official dinners coming with such a status.

Now, Frankfurt was an altogether different experience again, I am sure…

dE

My grandfather and dad would love this shop! As a matter of fact, so do I!

What a delightful place. Yet I cannot help thinking that it takes more than canes and pajamas for a man to become a gentleman.

The boutique looks like a museum, definately worth a visit even if you're not on a shopping trip. Thanks for sharing, the pictures are gorgeous!

Great pics!

Like a shop from another era! I love it. So organized and filled with beauty. The shop (building) is incredible too. Thanks for letting me see it :)

Lovely!! If you have your way past Palma (Mallorca, Spain) come and visit us.

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Kiton… what else? :)

How can you find a shop like this in Brussels? Scott, you are magic!

Please come to Luxembourg!

:)

first pic: looks like Gatsby's closet

Looks like a sartorialist's haven!

What an amazing place. It just goes to show what a difference a little effort can make. You can't help but feel special in a shop like that.

Wow, this is FABULOUS. It looks like a French castle!

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That looks incredible, very nice pics; I'll have to stop by sometime…(this is a great blog, here, btw), best wishes, Han.

Very pretty store, indeed! I would definitely buy myself some man accessories there, like one of those gorgeous hats!

LOVE the picture of hats. your photography is stunning.

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I love the clean chic look to the beautiful place!

Kisses,
Stephanie

what a terrific store.
i love the canes,
very beau jest.

warm and elegant atmosphere:D
Nice!!

If only every person in the world would follow all the rules that you gave… I think that everyone should come and visit your website
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I was thinking the same thing as the comment above…
how did you get away with shooting this shop, it does not appear like the kind of place that would welcome camera flashes!
nonetheless
this is amazing !! I am not a man ahha but I could spend hours in this shop! Reminds me of 'Frank Sinata' type of style…yummmm

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So beautiful! I can imagine a really heady smell in there, even though I be it smelt fresh and light.

How gorgeous are these photographs….thank you….L

oh my! what about all those hats? incredible!

reminiscent of robert de montesquiou.

Wow! That's beautiful!

Exquisite.

The chandelier is amazing!

Do you think they would mind if I just moved in?

wanna visit this shop)

Oh, and the fur throw behind the canes! I hadn't noticed that at first!

Manolo Blahniks have there place, but I wish there were a store where women could buy beautiful shoes like these.

And ohhh, those leather cases on the floor. This is perfection.

What fantastic photography….simply amazing

In the 2nd picture you can see the belgian royal coat of arms on a plaque.
this means the King shops there,
or more precisely, Degand provides suits for the belgian royal family.
If it's good for the King, it's certainly good for us!

Great post! Re the tags: it may not even be that at all… I know one of my sisters cuts her tags out as she finds they itch her neck… could just be that?