LAURENCE BRUYNINCKX
Nationality: Belgian / Swiss

ADDRESS
Lambermontplaats 30
2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Tel: + 32 3 233 86 76
Mobile: + 32 499 153 295
E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION
Lower School - American School Fort Lauderdale USA
1996-1999 Middle years IB - American International School of Lusaka, Zambia.
1999-2001 High School - American Community School London, England
2002-2003 Preparation Year Kunsthumaniora, Antwerp
2003-2005  Bachelor Fashion Department Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, 2005-2006  First Master year Fashion Department Royal Academy of Fine Arts in  Antwerp - Honors

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2000, Haute Couture house “L’atelier Narakas”, Paris.
October 2006, Organization of the “Fortis”show, Antwerpen
Nov. 2006 to Jan 2007, Pelsland, Belgium, Creation of a small fur / leather collection
Feb.2007, Sept. 2007, Paris. Assistance developing a new American label.

AWARDS
L’Oreal professional Award 2005
L’Oreal professional Award 2006
S-Print Award 2006
Finalist of IFF- Perfume Project 2006

PUBLICATIONS
4/   2005       Link Mode vakblad, Netherlands
Jun  2006     Weekend Knack, Belgium
Aug 2006      La Semaine, Belgium
Jan   2007    NINA, Belgium

LANGUAGES
French, English, Dutch, and German
                       
EXPERIENCES ABROAD
Hamburg, Germany; Ft. Lauderdale, USA;  Lusaka, Zambia;
Cobham, U.K.;  Mumbai, India;  Antwerp, Belgium

PERSONAL SPONSORS
my biggest sponsor … my dad
Megisserie Lauret à leather
FedEx à for sending the packages between India and Belgium
2M Design Studio  à embroidery, Solbiati à wool fabric, Mario Boselli à jersey
Print Unlimited à prints, Jet Set à shoes, Hilde Frunt  à   knitting

PERSONAL THANKS
There are so many people to thank who helped me realize this collection. First of all I would like to thank my mom and dad, for their big support and my brother for being there.                                    
All the people who helped me  Juliana , Hilde , Olga , Max , The Creeten family for having me during my stay in India , Joanna, Sonia and Araksi, Chacha. 
All the beautiful models over the years but especially this year as well as all the teachers at the academy.
My friends Marc – Philippe, Anne, Natalia, Tonia, Elena, Olivia, Nina for listening to me when I was stressed