Ann Demeulemeester famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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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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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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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.
-- Ann Demeulemeester -
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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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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Fashion has a right to exist, because it permits the people to define themselves over and over again.
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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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Jewelry is something that has to do with emotion. That aspect of jewelry really interests me.
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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 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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Good fashion for me is like rock ‘n’ roll – there’s always a little rebellion in it.
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Creating is a lonely thing in a lot of ways.
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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 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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I'd like to cut an attitude into clothes.
-- Ann Demeulemeester
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