Ann Demeulemeester Quotes

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

A new time is coming both for my personal life, and the brand Ann Demeulemeester. I feel it's time to separate our paths.

Black is not sad... Black is poetic.

Who could imagine a poet wearing anything other than black?

Good fashion for me is like rock ‘n’ roll – there’s always a little rebellion in it.

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.

I'd like to cut an attitude into clothes.

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

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.

Creating is a lonely thing in a lot of ways.

Good fashion is like rock music: all anarchy and revolt.

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