Walter Van Beirendonck Closes His Antwerp Store | Hint Fashion Magazine

His was one of the first concept stores, like so much of what he does, but now Walter Van Beirendonck is shuttering his Antwerp location after 13 years. Another victim of the most annoying global recession ever? No, not exactly. The Belgian designer, who's in a dispute with the building's owner, says he's "forced" to close because the rent is more than doubling. Nice. But don't worry about Van Bei