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Ann Demeulemeester Biography

Ann Demeulemeester (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑn dəˈmøːləˌmeːstər]; born 1959, Kortrijk, Belgium) is a fashion designer whose eponymous label Ann Demeulemeester is mainly showcased at the annual Paris Fashion Week. She is one of the Antwerp Six in the fashion industry.

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My work is nice, natural, it's never "been there done that," my work remains very interesting without losing my soul - because it's really me, and I am always honest with myself. I don't care what's in or out, I just listen to myself. And it's very nice to able to work like that. At the beginning people might have wondered what I was doing, but now they know my line, my evolution, I'm respected for that and that's a wonderful feeling.

Care, Done, Interesting, Know, Nice, People

Fashion has a right to exist, because it permits the people to define themselves over and over again.

Fashion, People, Permit, Permits

Jewelry is something that has to do with emotion. That aspect of jewelry really interests me.

Aspect, Emotion, Interests, Jewelry

I'd like to cut an attitude into clothes.

Attitude, Clothes, Cut, Cutting, Like

I want to put a soul in a garment. I don't want my clothes to be perfect, because human beings are not perfect. You can meet somebody in one of my jackets and it can all look a bit wrong, but also human and beautiful. Cutting nonchalance into a garment is difficult, because you can't just make an oversized or an asymmetric garment - it will look ugly. Making it look natural is delicate work. If it's too obvious, then it looks fake. Balancing the garment is a painstaking task, because you have to keep in mind how the clothes move.

Beautiful, Cutting, Human, Jackets, Moving, Nonchalance

I've always been intrigued by cutout silhouettes. They are so intriguing, so poetic-the shadow of a soul. They tell everything about a character and they are open to be filled with one's own imagination.

Character, Imagination, Silhouettes, Soul

I want to put a soul in a garment. I don't want my clothes to be perfect, because human beings are not perfect.

Beings, Clothes, Fashion, Human, Perfect

Fashion has a reason to be, because in fashion you can find new kinds of expression about human beings. It's my way to communicate.

Communicate, Expression, Fashion, Kinds, Way

I just wait because I think people will find me. And I’m not the kind of person who will knock on somebody’s door. I wait. If they’re good for me, they will come towards me.

Door, Doors, People, Thinking, Towards, Wait

I'm very aware of the influence I've had, and I'm very pleased with that, because it proves that my work was necessary, that people liked it, and that it was right for its time which is a big compliment. But of course, this means I now have to move on. If more people are doing what I'm doing, I have to evolve. I'm pushed toward a new direction, and I have to let myself be tempted, find out where I can go.

Mean, Moving, Necessary, People, Right, Tempted

For me black is not dark, it's poetic. I don't think of gothic I think of classic - it's a big difference.

Black, Classic, Dark, Differences, Think, Thinking

I work for men that I would love to meet, somebody who I could fall in love with, someone who intrigues me.

Fall, Falling In Love, Intrigues, Men, Somebody

Those that think my clothes are androgynous also still believe that women should look like Barbie dolls. That's precisely the problem, the deep-rooted assumptions about what is feminine.

Barbie Dolls, Believe, Precisely, Think, Thinking, Women

I never leave anything behind. It's like a history, a chain, a line of life, you just have to move and make new steps, and keep it evolving - but my soul is my soul.

Evolve, History, Life, Moving, Soul