XMAS MARKET AT RA IN ANTWERP – TEXT BY PHILIPPE POURHASHEMI

Dear Shaded Viewers,

With snow falling heavily across Europe and temperatures dropping dramatically, everyone's getting into the spirit of Christmas. Ra unveiled their Christmas market to selected press guests yesterday and I loved the little stalls and unusual objects. You could discover things there and the atmosphere felt warm and welcoming.

Romain Brau gave us a tour and I fell in love with Astrid Pieters' wool cape. He told me she got a job at Ann Demeulemeester, which did not surprise me given her abilities.

We were treated to mulled wine and delicious cakes, which the international press seemed to enjoy. The market is on at the store until the 24th of December.

Best,

Philippe

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Philippe Pourhashemi

A freelance fashion writer, consultant and stylist, Philippe Pourhashemi was born in Tehran in 1976. He grew up in Paris, before moving to Scotland to study Foreign Languages. His passions are fashion and culture, as well as music and film. He writes and styles features for Metal in Barcelona, Behind the Blinds in Brussels, Contributor in Stockholm, Veoir in New York and SKP in Beijing. He was named Fucking Young's Editor-at-Large in 2016 and has contributed to ASVOF since 2008, acting as Correspondent-at-Large since 2012. An avid traveler, he likes to explore exotic fashion weeks and unexpected destinations whenever he can.