Ann Demeulemeester

I had to find my own language in jewelry. That was important to me; it really had to be what I would love to have myself. ”

The future is open, and I never make plans. As long as it's interesting to me, I try to live my life to the fullest. ”

What I like to wear, I do myself. I don't know how that sounds, but it's the truth. My life is so mixed with my profession that I don't know where I begin or my work ends. ”

Beauty of mind creates freedom. Freedom of mind creates beauty. ”

I need human feelings to fit garments. I couldn't do it just, like, on an object - it's too close to our body. It's like a skin you are making, so you need one's feelings to make a garment. ”

Ann Demeulemeester is an adult brand now, with its own identity and legacy that is able to continue growing without me. ”

It's most beautiful thing about my work. I have reached people who I would never have known without my work. ”

I don't look at other people's work because I don't want to be distracted by their ideas. ”

When you see or hear something beautiful, it's like that thing is transmitting a kind of energy, and if that energy helped create the work, the only thing I can do is play it when I finally show the work. ”

My work has always been about authentic feeling, and I think we live in a time where we need that. ”