Womankind – August 2019

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Fashion is a big part of our identi-

ty. But this power also comes with

much responsibility. Sustainability

is critical, and big brands have a

responsibility to make their produc-

tion more ecological. It is equally

important that everyone in society

is aware of how their day-to-day ac-

tivities affect climate change. We all

need to be more thoughtful about

how we live. And we also need to

take action.

Were you creative as a child?

I have always enjoyed drawing

and painting, and as a child my

mother taught me how to knit. All

the women in my family are good at

knitting, so I was brought up with a

deep respect for all kinds of crafts-

manship. When I was around seven

years old, I made books with draw-

ings of imprisoned princesses, all of

them miserable and sad. So, I sup-

pose, I have always felt the desire to

tell a story - often a sad one.

You did a student internship at

John Galliano and Christian Dior

• how did these experiences shape
  your later work?
  At Galliano I learnt that you can
  create experimental dreams with
  clothes. I loved to see that almost
  everything was made by hand, and
  not by a computer.

Fashion is a big part of our identi-
ty. But this power also comes with
much responsibility. Sustainability
is critical, and big brands have a
responsibility to make their produc-
tion more ecological. It is equally
important that everyone in society
is aware of how their day-to-day ac-
tivities affect climate change. We all
need to be more thoughtful about
how we live. And we also need to
take action.

Were you creative as a child?
I have always enjoyed drawing
and painting, and as a child my
mother taught me how to knit. All
the women in my family are good at

knitting, so I was brought up with a

deep respect for all kinds of crafts-

manship. When I was around seven

years old, I made books with draw-

ings of imprisoned princesses, all of

them miserable and sad. So, I sup-

pose, I have always felt the desire to

tell a story - often a sad one.

You did a student internship at

John Galliano and Christian Dior

• how did these experiences shape
  your later work?
  At Galliano I learnt that you can
  create experimental dreams with
  clothes. I loved to see that almost
  everything was made by hand, and
  not by a computer.