where you are , company or studio , there are different working schedules and methods .
WHAT / WHO IS THE SOURCE OF YOUR INSPIRATION ?
I don ’ t have a specific source of inspiration . I can be inspired by all different sorts and things , what I see , hear or read . Inspiration is everywhere for someone more than for others . It can be something odd you ’ re spotting somewhere , a painting , a sound or an experience . Sometimes it just comes to you while working or out of nowhere . I think I am more like a sponge , that soaks up whatever I see and interests me and then later put it on paper in words or in form of a drawing , depending on how it pops up in my head . If there ’ s something that triggers my imagination , I want to know more and learn more about it . I am more of an arty kind of person so people that inspire me are mostly painters , musicians , writers , thinkers , … artists of different creative fields who inspire me in their work and the way they think . E . g . there is Salvador DalÌ , Pollock , David Bowie , Alexander McQueen , just to name a few . I like the way they express and expressed themselves , their work and personality . I like to be inspired by anything or anyone . Inspiration is limitless , the more the better .
DO YOU DESIGN WITH A CERTAIN PERSON IN MIND ? No matter if it ’ s men or women I always
picture a fighter . A strong , fierce , confident modern present-day warrior , who fights for what they believe in and in their daily life purposes . I always kind of have had this image of a fighter in mind , when thinking about the designs or shootings and clips .
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS ?
Normally it all starts with the inspiration , depending on what it is , something I read , a quote a certain image , even the smallest detail , a fabric pattern or an idea , anything that excites me to research more about the subject . Further research leads me then to other aspects of the theme which inspires me to develop the basic idea that I put down and visualize by doing collages , drawings , trying to write the first few lines . This stage is basically collecting the inspiration and trying to put the topic and my message together and trying to resume the ideas of what my designs could look like which can change while working later on the toiles . This part is very interesting because it leads you to different things and topics and aspects you haven ’ t even thought about it in the first place when starting to research . Ater I got my designs I chose for the theme , do the first patterns , first toiles and later fittings which also can change while working and fitting them . Then follows the search for the right fabrics , sewing the first pieces , eventually