Setchu
precise Japanese-Italian tailoring
Avant Designer · Italy
Similar price, better made
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$$+
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Quiet
Ann Demeulemeester
Ann Demeulemeester at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$$+Designer labels average 8.5
Value
5.4Better value than 22% of labels
Typical US prices
tees $360-710, knitwear $1080-2020, outerwear $3100-10750
Ann Demeulemeester is a Belgian avant designer label best known for poetic dark tailoring — quality 8/10, balanced across the style spectra.
Avant Garde · Experimental · Designer · Fashion Forward · Poetic · Dark · Distinctive · Timeless
Scores
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
7.5 of 10
Style
Quality 8 — joint 7th of 20 avant-garde designer brands (average 8.0). Value 5.4 — joint 272nd of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: Yahoo (opens in a new tab), Ann Demeulemeester official site (opens in a new tab), Ann Demeulemeester official site (2) (opens in a new tab), FashionNetwork (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
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