Fashion has a right to exist, because it permits the people to define themselves over and over again.
ANN DEMEULEMEESTERThose 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.
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For me black is not dark, it’s poetic. I don’t think of gothic I think of classic – it’s a big difference.
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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.
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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.
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Creating is a lonely thing in a lot of ways.
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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.
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Who could imagine a poet wearing anything other than black?
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A new time is coming both for my personal life, and the brand Ann Demeulemeester. I feel it’s time to separate our paths.
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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.
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I work for men that I would love to meet, somebody who I could fall in love with, someone who intrigues me.
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I’d like to cut an attitude into clothes.
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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.
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Good fashion for me is like rock ‘n’ roll – there’s always a little rebellion in it.
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Jewelry is something that has to do with emotion. That aspect of jewelry really interests me.
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I want to put a soul in a garment. I don’t want my clothes to be perfect, because human beings are not perfect.
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Black is not sad. Bright colours are what depress me. They’re so empty. Black is poetic. How do you imagine a poet? In a bright yellow jacket? Probably not.
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