Édouard Vermeulen Explained

Édouard, baron Vermeulen (born 4 March 1957 in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium) is a Belgian fashion designer.^[1] He is known for dressing members of the royal families of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. He runs his own fashion label, NATAN,^[2] and has a boutique in Brussels.^[3]

Vermeulen designed the wedding dresses for the following:

• Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
• Queen Mathilde of Belgium^[4]
• Princess Claire of Belgium

In 2007, Vermeulen was a judge of the Young Belgian Designers awards.^[5] In 2012, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Princess Alexandra and Princess Tessy of Luxembourg were all dressed by Vermeulen for the wedding of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg.^[6]

In 2013, the now Queen Maxima wore NATAN to Queen Beatrix's abdication. The Princess of Orange and her sisters wore NATAN to the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander. In 2017, Vermeulen received the title of baron from King Philippe of Belgium.^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://www.lavenir.net/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20120425_00150895 Lio vêtue d’une robe en pansements pour la Croix-Rouge
2. http://www.natan.be/ Natan
3. Andrew Ferren, ELLE DECOR Goes To Antwerp, page 2, Elle Decor, undated. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
4. News: 'Het is een droom om Mathilde te mogen kleden' . . 23 October 2008 . 2 January 2012 . Dutch .
5. http://www.taiza.com/en/taiza-is-jury-member-for-annual-price-francisco-ferrer-high-school-of-fashion Young Belgium Designers Awards
6. Web site: Wort.lu - Who created Stéphanie's look? . www.wort.lu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022092229/http://www.wort.lu/en/view/who-created-stephanie-s-look-50827488e4b09fe633911f9b . 2012-10-22.
7. Web site: Modeontwerper Dries Van Noten wordt baron . De Morgen. 19 July 2017.