I work for men that I would love to meet, somebody who I could fall in love with, someone who intrigues me.

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.

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.

Fashion has a right to exist, because it permits the people to define themselves over and over again.

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.

I want to put a soul in a garment. I don't want my clothes to be perfect, because human beings are not perfect.

Jewelry is something that has to do with emotion. That aspect of jewelry really interests me.

For me black is not dark, it's poetic. I don't think of gothic I think of classic - it's a big difference.

A new time is coming both for my personal life, and the brand Ann Demeulemeester. I feel it's time to separate our paths.

Black is not sad... Black is poetic.

Who could imagine a poet wearing anything other than black?

I must exchange whispers with God before shouts with the world.

To give up doing evil is more important than making merit.

There are some things that require no work, and healing is one of them.

Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad, but chess players do.

I'm not trying to sound pretentious, but we did sell 12 million records on the first album, so we did get paid a little bit.

When money disappears, we soon understand the power of absence.

Since I tend to write chronologically, the middle is always the place where the process is most taxing.

The way I understand the rules on trading on inside information, it's very vague.

Effort is a measure of a Man.