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Bankers, Boot Camp and Bodies for Sin
Vice: You have a degree in Economics, how did you go from banker to fashion designer?
Hampus: Did the other fashion kids bug you because you came from the real world?
I hear that studying fashion at Saint Martins is a bit like a boot camp… Sounds like Tyra Banks! Did you ever cry in front of the class? Are the girls you design your clothes for worth going through that shit? Who would you like to see wearing your clothes? FEBRUARY In Favor of Nordic Rigor Vice: How did you two get started in the fashion business?
February: What inspired your new collection? The thing that I like about your clothes is that even if they’re very rigorous and austere, there is always a sense of fun too. Who are your favorite designers? If you could dress a fictional character, who would it be? Brian the Brain As a designer, what do you consider to be a true sign of success? Do you wear your own designs? Photo by Tomas Falmer KRISTIAN AADNEVIK
Bringing the Class Back to Metal Babes Vice: How did you go from the Black Metal hotbed of Bergen, to having your own label in London and friends in high places in Milan?
Kristian: How did you hook up with Donatella Versace?
What do you do when you get in the office in the morning? Gross question, but do you have a “muse”?
Are you a big Frank Frazetta aficionado?
