1959
Born, Belgium
1978/81 
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Belgium
1982 
Golden Spindle Award, Belgium  [+]
1985 
Setting-up of BVBA « 32 » by Ann Demeulemeester and Patrick Robyn
1987 
First collection Fall/Winter 1987-1988 [+]
1988 
Introduction of the shoes and accessories collection  [+]
1992 
First show in Paris
1992 
«White shirt (for Mallarmé)» collaboration Rodney Graham & Ann Demeulemeester
1992 
«Stars don't stand still in the sky» Hommage à Mallarmé — Kunstmuseum Winterthur  [+]
1993 
«Antwerp 93» Cultural capital of Europe — «Eyes» by Patrick Robyn & Ann Demeulemeester
1995 
«Identità e differenze» Triennale di Milano – Milan
1996 
First menswear collection is shown together with the womenswear during Paris fashion week
1996 
«table blanche» furniture licence  [+]
1996 
Attribution of the «Culture Award 96» by the Belgian governement
1996 
«Ring» — New Persona/New Universe (Germano Celant) — Biennale di Firenze – Florence  [+]
1996 
«Photographies habillées» Maison Européenne de la photographie – Paris
1997 
«Design as design» Encore Gallery – Brussels
1998 
«Les plus de la mode» Le Musée de la mode et du textile – Paris
1999 
«Poem of chalk» «Raven 1» «Ravens» «Hearts» — collaboration Jim Dine & Ann Demeulemeester  [+]
1999 
«Woolgathering» — collaboration Patti Smith & Ann Demeulemeester  [+]
1999 
Opening of Ann Demeulemeester store in Antwerp  [+]
1999 
Bench for the city of Antwerp – Museum of Fine Arts — Patrick Robyn & Ann Demeulemeester  [+]
1999 
«Our new clothes» The Metropolitan Muséum of Art – New York
1999 
«Antwerp Fashion For Van Dijck» — Year of Van Dijck – Antwerp
1999 
«L'objet du design» — 99 objets pour un siècle – Carrousel du Louvre – Paris
2000 
«Honorary Citizen» of Waregem
2001 
«Mode 2001 Landed» – Antwerp
2001 
«The 16th century Madonna dressed by Ann Demeulemeester» — St.Andries church – Antwerp  [+]
2001 
«Fashion design from Belgium» The museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology – New York
2002 
«Backstage » Momu – Antwerp
2003 
«Woman by» Centraal museum – Utrecht  [+]
2003 
«Strange messenger»-«Woolgathering» — Hausderkunst museum – Munchen  [+]
2003 
« 20 jaar Mode dit is Belgisch » Flanders Fashion Institute – Antwerp
2003 
«Patterns » Momu – Antwerp
2004 
«Strange messenger» – «Woolgathering» — Boijmans van Beuningen museum – Rotterdam  [+]
2004 
«Horses» — collaboration Steven Klein & Ann Demeulemeester  [+]
2004 
«Wild» The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York
2004 
«Goddess» Momu – Antwerp
2005 
First men show in Paris
2005 
«My private heroes» (Jan Hoet) — Opening of Marta Herford Museum – Herford
2005 
«La Belgique visionnaire» (Harald Szeemann) — Bozar – Brussels
2005 
«Europalia Katharina Prospekt» — Momu – Antwerp
2006 
Opening of Ann Demeulemeester stores in Tokyo and Hong Kong  [+]
2006 
«17xAnn de hier pour Hyères» — Hyères Festival – Guest of honour  [+]
2006 
Introduction of the jewellery collection  [+]
2007 
«6+ Antwerp Fashion» — The Flemish Parliament  [+]
2007 
Opening of Ann Demeulemeester store in Seoul  [+]
2008 
Introduction of Ann Demeulemeester (collection blanche)  [+]
2009 
«6+ Antwerp Fashion» — Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery  [+]
2010 
«ZWART-BLACK» — Masters of Black in Fashion – Momu - Antwerp
2011 
«Les années 1990-2000» — Musée des Arts Décoratifs - Paris
2013 
Introduction of Ann Demeulemeester (collection grise)  [+]