ANN DEMEULEMEESTER

Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester, born in 1959, graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 1981. Together with her husband, Patrick Robyn, she launched her namesake brand, “Ann Demeulemeester.” She rapidly gained recognition as one of the “Antwerp Six,” a group of influential graduates from the Academy.
In 2020, entrepreneur Claudio Antonioli, the founder of the renowned Milanese select shop Antonioli and co-founder of Farfetch, acquired full ownership of the brand, which has generated considerable interest in its future developments.