How old were you when you started to love fashion?
There is a picture of me wearing colorfully dotted leggins and a huge knitted sweater with a teddybear and hearts on it, I was about 12 – so I guess I was older than 12

Who are your vintage style icons? / What celebrity, across the decades do you think has had the best personal style?Right now it’s Katherine Hepburn and her incomparable talent to wear menswear and still look incredibly female. It will forever be Coco Chanel and her ability to wear casual wear in an uncredibly chic way.

What makes you love vintage so much?
Because it offers way more varieties of cuts, colors and shapes than the usual “seasonal trend” inspired clothing you find in common fashion stores. And because I like to wear a garment that has a story and has been worn in different circumstances, went through many hands, hung in many closets. I have one pair of shoes, men’s shoes, from the 60ies – and I guess their owner was wearing them very rarely since they have been in great condition when I bought them. I imagine, that he only wore them on special occasions. however, I am wearing them all the time, almost every day – and that’s how they look after I owned them just some months. After being shut away in the closet for so many years, they finally see the world!

What is your favourite item of vintage clothing? What is your best vintage find that you own?
I was very lucky to find a Yves Saint Laurent dress from the beginning of the 90ies for very little money in a locat 2nd hand store – it’s still impeccable! I wear it only rarely, because it is so precious to me (and it obviously has been to the former owner) – but who knows, maybe it will be the daydress for the next lucky woman having it.

Where is your favourite place to shop for vintage garments?
This depends on my mood – sometimes I like to dive into piles of clothes where you might eventually find the special one, that’s just made for you and sometimes I prefer to have a small store with a spot-on choice of fine garments in great condition. The latter happens way more often, though.