HUBIN Magazine No. 2 | Page 78

Knit Top | Stradivarius Woven Skort | Stradivarius Heels | Forever 21 Necklace | Stradivarius HUBIN : You started to sketch fashion illustrations at age 13, what inspired your first few sketches? ANDIE : Barbie; I loved Barbie too much that I would do illustrations by copying her gowns on paper. The vintage/ collector’s items that I saw in catalogues were the ones I drew; they were just so pretty and princesslike, naturally I grew very fond of them because I was a young girl who loved flowers and pink. I began sketching from my own mind two years later, when my friends in St. Scho and I had this imaginary story book of ourselves as characters with different personalities- it was exciting to illustrate the glamorous girl, the emo kid, the sporty chic , the preppy one, the girly girl… etc ! etc! My sketches seemed like the bomb then, now they just look like stick figures. haha H : Have you always considered pursuing fashion as a career? A : Not quite. I wanted to be a vet, or be into Culinary. Even in the middle of studying Fashion Design, I just wanted to be a photographer and write about Music & Local Bands that I even managed a few artists for a while.