Ann Demeulemeester
Fashion Designer
Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester found success soon after completing her studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1981. A year after her graduation, she won the Gouden Spoel, a Belgian prize awarded each year to the most promising young fashion designer.
She made her debut on the international scene in 1986, with a show in London, alongside five other young Belgians collectively christened the Antwerp Six. Five years later, Demeulemeester began showing at Paris Fashion Week adding a menswear line in 2005 and jewellery in 2006. Demeulemeester's clothes are sold in 200 shops worldwide.
Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester found success soon after completing her studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1981. A year after her graduation, she won the Gouden Spoel, a Belgian prize awarded each year to the most promising young fashion designer.
She made her debut on the international scene in 1986, with a show in London, alongside five other young Belgians collectively christened the Antwerp Six. Five years later, Demeulemeester began showing at Paris Fashion Week adding a menswear line in 2005 and jewellery in 2006. Demeulemeester's clothes are sold in 200 shops worldwide.