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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.

Ann Demeulemeester

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Ann Demeulemeester
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: December 29
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