About us
I am Monique , mother of Chiara and Ilan and manager of Shangrila, among others. After a short career as a secretary, I started as a representative of fantasy jewelery and accessories.
After the birth of the kids I became very ill and had to take cortisone for a year. The result was and could be seen... 30 kg extra Monique! This made me look for clothes that fit my new self and ended up with the Nook brand... . It was such a success that many other brands soon followed. This was the start of my new 'life' in the fashion world.
The next step was obvious, I also wanted to personally help people feel beautiful. This is how our store, Shangrila , was born 25 years ago on the Keyserlei in Antwerp . Due to circumstances we have moved a number of times, to the Lombardenstraat, Vlaamse kaai, Nationalestraat and other nice locations in Antwerp.
Until 14 years ago I ended up in a burnout and closed everything down. Definitely the right decision then, but I missed the lack of my customers, the nice chats and radiant faces too much. That's why we started again 6 years ago with a new store in the Volkstraat.
Now we are facing another new start, this one from our online store . A bit forced by the corona circumstances, but this has been planned for some time and we are super excited! Hopefully you are too?