Ms. Demeulemeester has a coterie of faithful followers who collect the shirts, jackets and trousers for which shedesigns most of the textiles, and the shoes shaped on her own lathes.
She jokingly refers to the designsshe shows as her "children, " but she could also be referring to the artists and craftspeople with whom she collaborates: Not only does she commission a great deal of original work for her exhibitions, she also supports her stable of talent from conceptualization to production and presentation.