Saskia De Brauw Quotes

I would wear a top that is not very tight. I would probably wear a scarf, which I find one of the best pieces of clothing there is.

- Saskia de Brauw

Time plays an important role. My physical body is taking shape in space, and I see that my ideas about how we influence space with our movement is really 'matter of fact.'

- Saskia de Brauw

I think it would be a lot easier if I said, 'I feel like a dude,' but I was raised by a southern mom, so I know how to put on lipstick and walk in heels and rock that look. It's exactly that juxtaposition that confuses people.

- Saskia de Brauw

I'm always interested in the moment when lives somehow accidentally cross. I think sometimes those accidental meetings can be small miracles; they can really change one's perspective on that moment and on life.

- Saskia de Brauw

I never had worked in high fashion before, had never experienced it when I was a model before. I appreciate it, being able to work with such talented people; it feels like a gift now. I think for everyone everything happens at the right time, and this is my time.

- Saskia de Brauw

We leave traces with our energy and vibrations. We leave something of ourselves behind everywhere were we pass. This is what always fascinates and inspires me.

- Saskia de Brauw

Hedi Slimane told me I was boyish in his eyes. For him femininity and masculinity are the same thing, the difference is not so interesting, he said.

- Saskia de Brauw

Working as a model is high-speed, and my own work in every sense is super slow and doubtful.

- Saskia de Brauw

The travel, the amazing work I have had the chance to do, the meetings with different people are all very inspiring and give me lots of positive energy.

- Saskia de Brauw

I see myself as quite feminine. But many people seem to think differently about that; sometimes people mistake me for a man. In Paris I often hear 'bonjour monsieur'.

- Saskia de Brauw

I am far from perfect, but I have something else. I heard that people in the industry are longing for more personality and diversity. Perhaps I am more a 'character' than a model.

- Saskia de Brauw

When you have to do all the more crappy jobs before, you appreciate all the good work that comes out of that. There are many girls who immediately have a top model career, and there are lots of models who are doing things that aren't as exciting as doing big campaigns and beautiful magazines.

- Saskia de Brauw

Being perceived as a guy is nothing new or complicated to me. It is what it is.

- Saskia de Brauw

Everyone has ways of trying to find a way to memorise our past. There's something very poetic about that.

- Saskia de Brauw

I like to wear skirts long or short.

- Saskia de Brauw

I would definitely wear flat menswear-like shoes.

- Saskia de Brauw

I like to go to bed early. And I am not a bad cook at all.

- Saskia de Brauw

When I think of myself at 15, even 17, I could simply not have done this work on an international level and travel all the time, take care of myself and not feel lost. I feel very happy that this is happening now, and not 10 years ago, as I feel stronger as a person.

- Saskia de Brauw

I remember as a teen being able to eat more than my father. I was growing so fast and my body couldn't keep up.

- Saskia de Brauw