Based in Antwerp, Belgium, Veerle is a freelance costume designer and costume supervisor at the Opera & Ballet of Flanders.

In the 1990s, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, majoring in stage costume design and textile design.

Over the years, she was Dries van Noten’s personal assistant during costume creations for dance and theatre projects.

As a designer, Veerle has worked on different projects at home and abroad for theatre, dance, music theatre, a musical, music video clips, dance movies, and opera.

She has collaborated with several artists, including Hans op de Beeck, Iris van Herpen, Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern and Ivo van Hove.

Since 2020, Veerle and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui have worked together regularly on various projects.