Xandres brings timeless style from the south
By: Jasper Gramsma |
2 March, 2026 In home country Belgium, women's fashion brand Xandres has been a household name for decades. “It started in 1968 under the name Andres with the development of trousers with the perfect fit. That was our first feat and still wearing comfort and quality are in our DNA,” says... Read more |
Dealer Breeland offers everything your heart desires
By: Mick van Biezen |
3 February, 2026 Verhagen looks out over the showroom full of Land Rovers and a big smile appears on his face. “Breeland took over this branch from the Romijn family business, a well-known name in Forepark, the Leidschendam-Den Haag location. The family feeling remains. Breeland has been a dealer since 1997 Read more |
Everyone wants a pre-loved item from My Lima Lima
By: Annerieke Simeone | 5 January, 2026 “Good afternoon, nice to see you. Have you heard of My Lima Lima yet?” We have barely crossed the threshold when we are greeted by an elderly, impeccably dressed lady who calls herself a ‘topper’. “There are more toppers here,… Read more |
New international health centre We Care on Lange Voorhout
By: Annerieke Simeone | 5 January, 2026 When Mayla Badloe started her first year of medical school, she felt like ‘a monkey out of the cage’. Having grown up in Suriname, she was confronted with a world she barely knew. Amsterdam, with all its possibilities and temptations, was overwhelming. “I went out night after night...' Read more |
Kasteel de Wittenburg is livelier than ever
By: Jasper Gramsma | 2 December, 2025 “The façade bears the date 1899, but it wasn't actually completed until 1901,” he explains in the conservatory overlooking the water feature at Wassenaar Castle. “When I first came to work here as a student, it was a private gentlemen's club. Now we're working on... Read more |
Fave Medical Aesthetics assumes its own beauty
By: Jasper Gramsma |
5 November, 2025 In the front house of the monumental farmhouse near star restaurant 't Ganzenest in Rijswijk, cosmetic doctor Magali van der Made opened her clinic Fave Medical Aesthetics. "It felt right away," the 39-year-old doctor explains. "Once I philosophised with Erik Tas, chef of 't Ganzenest, about... Read more |
F.G. van den Heuvel sees a future in tradition
By: Jasper Gramsma |
5 November, 2025 But appearances can be deceiving. After a quarter-century of loyal service, Edwin Schimmer (52) narrowly saved the business from collapse in late 2023. Among the 'friends of this institution', he found some investors and now he is at the helm. "I immediately took up the tradition... Read more |
Mercedes-Benz taken to the next level
By: Jasper Gramsma |
8 October, 2025 "We are proud to be able to carry this name again," beams CEO Michael de Graaf. "Many people still know us, as we have been operating in the Hague region since 1911, we notice this through all the old photos and stories we... Read more |
Always young
By: Jasper Gramsma |
8 October, 2025 A big step, going from hospital to a cosmetic clinic, agrees the Aruban native. "I have been introduced to care in a lot of cultures and the way patients are approached in the Netherlands does not appeal to me: a lot of protocol, little people," she says in her brand-new... Read more |
Escape to heaven in 20 minutes
By: Margreet Hofland |
15 September, 2025 Magic does not exist. Those who want to become more beautiful, and even the most beautiful people want that, or get rid of stress, fatigue or pain, will not find the solution in a fairy tale book. They do in a historic building on the Noordeinde. Blue Diamonds Health & Beauty Club pampers everyone. Ashkan... Read more |









