Fräulein Talents: Lina Nix

For a long time, fashion was something very unconscious and intuitive for me, especially during my childhood and teenage years. For example, there was a phase when I only wore red, I have no idea why.
My earliest memory related to fashion goes back to my childhood, when my brother and I often dressed up in my mother’s crazy, oversized clothes. My real interest in actually making fashion only came later, through craftsmanship, which has always fascinated me deeply.

Yes, so far I do everything myself, which can be quite overwhelming at times. That’s why I’m always happy when I see stylists further working with my pieces and reinterpreting them in new ways.
Most of my time goes into the design process. Even though sewing is time-consuming, I spend a lot of time planning exactly what the samples should look like. Since I’ve been working a lot with form and material so far, a big part of the process has been about aligning the silhouettes with each other and with the collection as a whole.

I draw inspiration from everything that surrounds me. Berlin, the city where I was born, naturally plays an important role. On the streets here, you see many eccentric people who dress very intuitively. I think this has encouraged me to give my own ideas free rein and not be afraid of creating designs that might seem unflattering at first glance.

With my new collection “Tubewear”, I conducted a kind of small study. I wanted to explore to what extent the female body can be modified in a way that appears elegant and feminine without revealing skin in the usual places or emphasizing specific body parts. I deliberately chose shapes and cuts that sometimes even make the body look unflattering. Still, I feel that the silhouettes have a special, almost stubborn elegance in which I recognize myself and which expresses my experience of womanhood outwardly.

At the moment, Berlin is very advantageous for me because it provides the space and the financial possibility to do what I’m doing. Fashion-wise, I feel that I don’t fully fit in here. Nevertheless, I have a strong connection to the city. I’m not yet sure where I’ll go next, but I think Paris would definitely be a first step.

Yes, for my bachelor’s project I’m planning to design the collection in a way that allows parts of it to be produced. Until now, that hasn’t been possible.

I can definitely imagine working for another label first. I think it’s very important to gain insight there, because running your own label is still quite abstract to me and also a bit intimidating, simply because I haven’t yet experienced all areas of the industry.