EDOUARD VERMEULEN Born on 4 March 1957 in Ypres, Belgium, Edouard Vermeulen has long been enthralled by the complex nature of architecture. After graduating as an interior designer from the Saint-Luc college in Brussels in the early 1980s, he exhibited his first creations on the ground floor of 158 Avenue Louise, where the couturier Paul Natan was featuring his own collections. When the store closed in 1983, Edouard Vemeulen seized the opportunity to rent this space. With artisanal tradition seeping out from the foundations, and much to the delight of Paul Natan's loyal clientele, who continued to frequent the boutique, Edouard Vermeulen pursued his growing passion for couture. He took over the house under the name of NATAN and began to foster his acute vision of a classical yet sophisticated signature fashion. By 1984, his atelier was already designing a capsule collection for a charity event. With Queen Paola of Belgium at the heart of this association, the emerging Belgian House quickly took root in the heart of high society.