My work has always been about authentic feeling, and I think we live in a time where we need that. Ann Demeulemeester More Quotes by Ann Demeulemeester More Quotes From Ann Demeulemeester 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. Ann Demeulemeester depressing fashion color 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. Ann Demeulemeester barbie-dolls believe thinking Fashion has a right to exist, because it permits the people to define themselves over and over again. Ann Demeulemeester permit fashion people 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. Ann Demeulemeester doors people thinking I want to put a soul in a garment. I don't want my clothes to be perfect, because human beings are not perfect. Ann Demeulemeester clothes fashion perfect 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 cutting beautiful moving For me black is not dark, it's poetic. I don't think of gothic I think of classic - it's a big difference. Ann Demeulemeester differences dark thinking 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. Ann Demeulemeester soul imagination character A new time is coming both for my personal life, and the brand Ann Demeulemeester. I feel it's time to separate our paths. Ann Demeulemeester brands path feels Black is not sad... Black is poetic. Ann Demeulemeester poetic black Good fashion for me is like rock ‘n’ roll – there’s always a little rebellion in it. Ann Demeulemeester rocks fashion littles Jewelry is something that has to do with emotion. That aspect of jewelry really interests me. Ann Demeulemeester jewelry aspect emotion Music is very inspiring to me because "true" music releases a true energy that is just inspiring. It's like when you see a beautiful painting or a wonderful film. You just receive this creative energy, and all of a sudden you want to create too. Ann Demeulemeester energy creative beautiful 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. Ann Demeulemeester nice people interesting 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. Ann Demeulemeester evolve soul moving I don't like to generalize; I don't talk about the woman, because the woman doesn't exist. We're just lucky that we are able to choose. Those who feel like I do, who feel close to me find my product and find my soul. Each designer has a role to fulfill and you can never disappoint your audience, because it's for them that you're working. Naturally you always evolve, but my collection is about soul, about power. Ann Demeulemeester designer lucky soul 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. Ann Demeulemeester fashion expression way I work for men that I would love to meet, somebody who I could fall in love with, someone who intrigues me. Ann Demeulemeester falling-in-love men fall Who could imagine a poet wearing anything other than black? Ann Demeulemeester imagine poet black I'd like to cut an attitude into clothes. Ann Demeulemeester clothes cutting attitude
