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“In Belgium, rain is part of all our seasons! Also, for more than 20 years, Françoise Pendville has been designing coats, jackets and raincoats which have, over time, become the centerpieces of her collections. His goal: to give raincoats their letters of nobility. For this, the designer scoured international fairs, in the company of hub.brussels.“

“Belgian designer Françoise Pendville has developed a collection of CUMULUS raincoats which presents different models of trench coats, each more original than the next. They are designed in Belgium, in Schaerbeek precisely, and manufactured in Europe. The weather is warming up? You can repack your trench in its pouch designed for this purpose.”

They are about twenty. They were selected by a jury for their creation but also for their ethical and ecological reflection. They sell unique and original pieces "from home". They are regularly present at the concept store to answer all customer questions. They offer stationery, clothing, lighting, wall decoration, jewelry, accessories, children's furniture, design for plants. Find Atelier Vo (stationery), Bilpaper (stationery), Candice de Rijcke (jewellery), Caroline du Chastel (jewellery), Chouhuihui (jewellery), Cumulus by FP (clothing and accessories),...

“Original and quality raincoats, this is the product offered by Françoise Pendville with her “Cumulus” collection. Meeting with this Brussels designer who exports her collections abroad.”

“At the end of the summer was the perfect moment to meet Françoise Pendville. The Brussels designer creates elegant raincoats and is set to relaunch her exports. […]
"Being beautiful in the rain", Françoise Pendville convinces us that with her line of colored raincoats, it is possible, "everywhere and all the time". […] She recently launched a new line of timeless and nomadic raincoats: CUMULUS (Belgian design, Italian fabrics, made in Europe and Morocco).”

“We are looking forward to the first spring showers!
The Brussels Françoise Pendille designed this cape in a case for Xandres that fits in your handbag.
There are only 100 copies available.” 

As a kindergarten teacher,, she found her toddlers' raincoats awkward, and eagerly reworked them. That became a passion for comfort, with which she became a designer of women's fashion later in life. Now hidden behind a coach house, under industrial walkways and on creaky wooden floors, the enchanting fashion studio that bears her name: Françoise Pendville. [•••]