What were some challenges of doing coursework remotely?
I realized how much I’m inspired when I’m walking on the street and seeing what people are wearing. Being alone at home in pajamas is really not inspiring.
What song sums up your 2020?
During the summer, I was listening to Winter Wind (Étude Op.25, No.11) by Chopin repeatedly, and that became the topic of my master’s collection. Music is often a starting point for my work.
Describe your look.
I’m wearing a black turtleneck, a semi-sheer virgin wool Maison Margiela top, Bermuda pants I made myself, a deconstructed black vintage trench coat that I made, a ruby dégradé scarf from Morocco, and vintage Givenchy cowboy boots.
What do you love about your university?
It’s an environment that feels like an interdisciplinary hybrid of creative energy with no limits to learning.
How did it feel to be temporarily back?
It’s my first year and it’s been quite an unusual start. My class had to split into four groups, so I haven’t yet met most of my classmates. It does urge our creativity in a new and unknown way, though.
What sums up your 2020?
Ciel Brouillé (Cloudy Sky), a melancholy and subtly auspicious poem by Charles Baudelaire.
Marcel Sommer, 24, BA fashion, year two
Describe your look.
I’m wearing black leather ankle boots by Marni, a grey turtleneck in fine knit and a long black wool coat with pocket flap-belt finishing, both made-to-measure by Cos.
What do you love about your university?
The atmosphere we feel when we all work together. We feel a bit closer to the big names of the famous graduates of the academy, knowing that they did the same assignments and got taught by the same people.
What were some challenges of doing coursework remotely?
The lack of exchanges because the way to grow is by conversations with teachers and fellow students.
What film sums up your 2020?
Harold Ramis’s Groundhog Day.