Graduate of the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Colombian-born Haider Ackermann presented his first womenswear collection in 2001 after working under John Galliano and Bernhard Willhelm, later adding a menswear collection in 2013. In 2005 Ackermann signed to Belgian fashion group BVBA 32, along with Ann Demeulemeester and in 2013 BVBA 32 announced that both companies were branching off to become independent businesses. 

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