Ann Demeulemeester

[purechris]

no....I walked around wondering what the big deal is.....everytime I go in there it just seems so bland.....they've got tons of DH

 

[airboyair]

purechris, it's so comfy noh? did u see the striped dress shirt? i boldly bought 2 birkenstock black clogs this week because i was getting crazy in orlando thinking about the ann dem laceless shoes. i needed a substitute, a fix. i actually like them and will wear them a lot this summer.

back to ann dem, i tried the black tank top in A last week, i like it but the rick owens grey or black tshirt is my next project. it's not so clingy in the waist this season.

 

[purechris]

welcome back....hope you had a great time!!!

I didn't try them on because there wasn't a single associate around....strange for Jeffrey's, no? (check the yay or nay thread for the white shoes I'm looking at on Yoox.com)

 

[DriversHigh]

(revives thread Frankenstein style)

Sooo mmmmmmm
and sooo sold out in my size

(monamoore)


BTW I found it funny that Ann started off with a women's line but judging by this thread she has a much stronger male following.

 

[faust]

BTW I found it funny that Ann started off with a women's line but judging by this thread she has a much stronger male following.

I think it takes a woman with a strong personality to wear Ann, and I don't see many of those. It's not pretty-pretty fu-fu.

 

[Baizilla]

oh those boots would be lovely.. if they were ankle-boots

 

[Estella*]

please keep all shopping related questions to shop till you drop,
i moved the recent discussion here:
http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/shop-city/26264-ann-demeulemeester-shopping-thread-4.html

 

[eugenius]

if anybodys interested...

the UK edition of "GQ Style" features a 2-page article on her, the main focus being her SS06 menswear debut..pics included...

just thumbed thru the mag; didnt bother actually reading the article..but just an FYI for you Anne fans..

 

[Baizilla]

thanks.. I'll pick it up later

 

[eugenius]

^yeah, im sure you'll pick it up...for the article, Im sure..

 

[Baizilla]

yeah why else would i buy GQ?

 

[Arturo21]

GQ Style, as opposed to regular GQ, is a great magazine - people tend to confuse them. I'm going to go buy it today. Anything for anything about Ann

 

[Baizilla]

Well it's all relative.. isn't it?

 

[Melisande]

A postcard from Tokyo

(Wish you were here Faust!)

Ann's second store flagship opened in Tokyo last week, I finally got the chance to visit yesterday.

I wonder if that's why I couldn't sleep all night...

It was gorgeous...everything in that space was gorgeous...frankly, you couldn't get such a level of aesthetic fulfillment from visiting even some of the top art galleries.

The entrance is a large glass door in a white frame, facing a wall covered from ceiling to floor in rows of black full-length garment bags, hung as in a cloakroom. You can only see the clothes once you slide open the door manually and turn the corner...towards the right for the women's, towards the left for the men's area. The whole room...high ceilings, whitewashed wooden interior, background music...is completely tailored to express Ann's world. I wasn't surprised that they were playing music from my favorite composer... The accessories were lovingly arranged under bell jars. The clothes...well that goes without saying.

The only disappointment was the venue...the newly opened Omotesando Hills...which, sorry to have to say it, is none other than a glorified, glitzy, noisy mall...a big fat Ando Tadao disappointment . I don't think Ann would have chosen the place had she known what the complex would actually be like...

As for me, I made the mistake of trying on this outfit ...now I'm dreaming up ways--some more legal than others--to afford it from head to toe, down to the sandals... (I wouldn't want to taint the beauty by mixing it with unworthy partnerships now, would I...B) ) The line of the skirt ( it has a devastating train in the back and is pulled up daintily in front around the knee by a string from the inside), the cut of the top, and the steadfast hold of the shoe are haunting me yet... ...but oh, how inspiring! Unfortunately the full-length satin dress, which I needed more and actually would have bought, didn't suit me so well.



Now I wonder where I can get my hands on a copy of that GQ Style...?

 

[Baizilla]

Oh you look so beautiful in that outfit!

and thanks for the detailed description... it sounds amazing...

 

[Honey~Blade]

Melisande, you look great!

Thanks for the nice report, I wish I can goto japan to visit the store myself now!

 

[Melisande]

Oh you are too kind Baizilla and Honey Blade... Thank you!

I wish you could both be here... We are so blessed to have her store here in Tokyo.

Here we are, found a photo on the net. Apparantly the interior was designed by Patrick Robyn and is meant to evoke an artist's studio.

(blog.goo.ne.jp)

 

[Baizilla]

wow! that is just cool...

 

[faust]

Melisande, you look beautiful .

Sounds like you had an uplifting and beautiful experience in the store - I love that. Thanks for posting pictures. The store looks great (I think Patrick is Ann's husband). I, too, wish I was there!!!

 

[Bonaparte]

Does anyone have close-up pictures of the Austumn/Winter 06/7 Men's shoes? I saw some amazing ones flicking through a magazine the other day(I'd really stumble trying to describe them, my fashion terminology is horrible), but I can't remember the magazine. I must see those shoes again!