Ann Demeulemeester black wool maxi dress with floating hemline — fall 1999

369.00

Size: 36

Shoulderseam to shoulderseam: 39 cm / 15.35 inch

Armpit to armpit: 42 cm / 16.5 inch

Hip width: 45 cm / 17.7 inch

Sleeves: 69 cm / 27.2 inch

Length: 158 cm / 62.2 inch

 

Composition:

60% merino wool

40% yak

 

Details:

Black wool maxi dress

Long outwards curving bubble sleeves

Detached band at the hemline

Fine white stitches holding up the hemline, making it float

Crochet knit

Rows of open holes at the waist, along the sleeves and at the back

Deep V-neck

Unlined

Stretchy

Worn in brown on the fall 1999 runway

 

Condition: 3,5/5

Regular wear, pilling has been removed

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Description

About Ann Demeulemeester

Ann Demeulemeester is a Belgian designer, graduating from the Royal Academy of fine arts in Antwerp.

 

In 1986, Ann Demeulemeester went to London during fashion week to showcase her collection together with fellow graduates Walter van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee.

From this point on, they would be known as the iconic ‘Antwerp Six’.

 

Ann Demeulemeester is known for her love of black. Her style draws influence from goth, punk, bohemian and Japanese subcultures.

 

Her collections are often described as dark, funerary, yet poetic and very emotional. In 2000 for example, she designed a collection from a sheer materials, embroidered with quote’s from Patti Smith’s ‘Woolgathering’.

 

Typical Ann Demeulemeester silhouettes are very elongated, decorated with feathers, chains. She is also known for her iconic heavy boots, her triple lace boots and the lace-up gladiator sandals being street style photographers’ favorites.

 

She left her brand in 2013, meaning that only vintage Ann Demeulemeester clothing is still designed by her.