Lucy Chadwick by The Selby

Lucy Chadwick by The Selby

Although it sounds perhaps a bit corny, but when this video of Lucy Chadwick for the Zara Lookbook 2011 (shot by the guy behind The Selby) came out, it defined my ideas on style and how I wanted my life to look like. I was about eighteen when the video came out and I actually remember the day… replaying it over and over again.

Her elegance, style and casualness were the first things that captivated me. Her slightly messy hair, the shirt half untucked. A chic outfit combined with granddad slippers – it was all music to my ears. Even the second outfit when she treads around her town house I love – besides the Converse which are simply not my cup of tea. From the baggy jeans to the oversized burgundy turtleneck jumper the outfits seem perfectly balanced. Also, the idea of making a life in the creative sector and having it made, was something I could at that age only look up to.

I even pondered about getting a longhaired boyfriend with a fuzzy, ginger beard. That one didn’t really work out though.