Meet Kristina! :)

Hi, everybody! I haven't posted in a while, but my admiration of the beauty in people around me, such as my friend Kristina, who is pictured above, inspired me to get started writing about it again. Kristina is an adorable girl whose style I have always admired from afar until I finally got a chance to meet her when we both found out we'd have the same internship at Teen Vogue this summer! We bonded over our excitement to be in NYC, our love of Le Pain Quotidien, and, of course, our obsession with fashion. Kristina is sensationally kind, caring, and humble. Though she is Danish and German, she grew up in Hong Kong and went to school in Canada. Now, she attends college in LA with me :) Here is what she had to say when I interviewed her!

So, you’re about to start your fashion career with your first internship at Teen Vogue. What are you most excited about and what has inspired you to begin a career in fashion?

What I’m most excited about is just to be in fashion. Just to live it, breath it, be a part of that world. You usually see it in movies, documentaries, and magazines, but now its my chance! It’s my chance to be a part of it. Since the moment I’ve looked at magazines, or been in stores and seen images I’ve always wanted to be a part of it, and just be influenced by it, help them, be a part of it. There’s such an art in fashion that it changes all the time and its so much fun and there’s always something new and it never stops, and that’s why I want to be a part of it.

I completely understand that! What are your staple wardrobe items?

Anything that’s gray. Gray goes with everything, be it a gray cardigan, t-shirt, pants, it goes with everything.

You have grey pants?

Yes, just grey jeans. Anything grey and a pair of ballet flat shoes and a white tshirt.

What is your favorite white t-shirt?

A vneck tshirt from American apparel.

Can you count how many you have in your wardrobe?

Before I stained them and they’re not useable anymore, I had 3 vneck shirts and like 4 white tank tops, some from American Apparel and Aritzia.

Ok. You’ve lived and traveled all aournd the world. What would you say are your favorite places?

That’s a hard answer because each one is so different. I’m going to say Hong Kong is my favorite place on earth, but if I’d ever move back there is a different question. Vancouver is next, because it's so easy going and the people are so kind! Then comes New York and that is where I want to live. It’s been my dream since grade ten, the first time I ever went there it has satisfied everything I ever thought it was going to be the moment I stepped off the plane. Amazing places like Italy, Asian places like Bhutan and Mongolia... the people there are stunning and the cultures are crazy and amazing. And Europe in general is great. Any place can be beautiful and cultural and really interesting, it's just what you make out of your own trip.

So what would you say you like to do when you’re in a new place?

I don’t like to stay in the hotel. I have to get out there and go look around. Why are you there?? Get a guide book, try local restaurants, just go walk around, once you walk around you can discover the craziest things. Take photos!

Any travel packing tips?

I always over pack, I am always over weight. I always think I need everything! Basics, you need jeans, t-shirts, a pair of good walking shoes—flats that don’t give you blisters—a pair of Converse or Tom’s shoes, flip flops…depends where you’re going. Basics, don’t over pack, and just one nice outfit. I say this, but I make the same mistake every time!

Tell me a little bit about how you think about body image, healthy eating and exercise.

Ok I definitely think there has to be a balance between exercise and eating. Healthy eating is so essential to life. Body image is such an iffy topic and its sad in social norms and media norms, bcing skinny is NOT the best thing, its really about self confidence and if you can show that through who you are then that’s the best thing, you shouldn’t be worried about who you are or what people think about you. It’s so sad though these days, hopefully people are better than we think they are media wise—and things like that.

I hear that you have a kind of intense exercise schedule! Can you tell me about it?

It’s not that intense, but I exercised so much in high school. Just to wake me up I get up at 6:45 or 7 am and go do the elliptical for thirty minutes, then I go to breakfast, and the feeling after breakfast is amazing. Then I go in the evening to do weights, or go on the treadmill, and then I do yoga. Its so calming and it takes you out of this crazy stressful world sometimes. I also really like Pilates!

What are your favorite things to eat?

BREAD. Toasted, sandwich…

So Le Pain is your heaven!

Pastries, croissants, cakes, Indian food, rice, ice cream, fruit—mango. I miss mango. They don’t have it here! Anything that looks good, except raisins and mushrooms.

Coffee or tea?

Coffee! No, tea. I don’t know they’re both so good!

Ok, let's try this. What is your favorite in each category?

Latte with whole milk, not skim. Tea category: Coconut Chai, all the way.

Thank you, Kristina!