Who: Nina Karoline Telenes (21)
What: Fashion design student at KHIO
Where: Oslo
Instagram: @ninakaroline
Get inspired on how to rock monochrome minimalism and how to keep it classy but practical.
Envelope by Stine Ripegutu
Where do you collect your inspiration?
- I get inspiration from observing details- small and big, colors and shapes on the internet or out in public. I have always been interested in style and I think it´s fun seeing people expose themselves in public. Street style is definitely one of the best sources for inspiration.
What is style to you?
- Style for me is to explore yourself in different parts of your life. Its about having fun while experimenting, and always have the opportunity to change and try something new. It is about making something personal out of something that already is out there.
How do you want to describe your style?
- Monochrome minimalism. I like to focus on the details in the shapes of the items, and seam by using neutral colors. I also never use garment with pattern. There are so many details that get lost when you mix patterns and colors.
What garment do you never get tired of using?
- I am infatuated by chokers and use them in almost all my outfits. There is something with chokers that somehow makes the whole outfit more classy. It makes you look more dressed up- and that is always a good thing.
What affects your choice of clothing for the day?
- Actually the weather. The items in my wardrobe are quite basic and easy to match and style, so what I wear it based on practical reasons.
What is your favorite trend right now?
- Jumpsuits. It makes life so much easier.
What is the best part about studying fashion?
- The best part is to constantly be surrounded by people that live for fashion, style and clothes. And of course that one day I may get the opportunity to influence the fashion world myself.
Who is your favorite designer, and why?
- Lee Alexander McQueen. It was his designs that inspired me to draw clothes and think outside of the box when it comes to creating garments. It made me think of clothes as something unique, a walking piece of art, and not just a piece of fabric that lays side by side with thirty other copies in a store.
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