In 1977 Demeulemeester enrolled at the Royal Academy
of Fine Arts in Antwerp studying fashion design

After graduating, Demeulemeester launched BVBA “32”
with her husband in 1985. The following year alongside
six of her Antwerp contemporaries, including Van Noten,
Margiela and Dirk Bikkembergs, she packed into a van
and the group headed to London. Quickly becoming
known at The Antwerp Six

In 1999 her first flagship store opened in Antwerp.
From that year to 2004 her work featured in
several exhibitions in venues such as
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
and the Flanders Fashion Institute in Antwerp.

fashion designer
Born in Antwerp 1959