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.”

“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.'”

“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.”

“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.”

“I've been to places that otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go to, and seen things I wouldn't have seen, if I didn't have the job.”

“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.”

“I would definitely wear flat menswear-like shoes.”

“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.”

“I've been 6 ft. 2 ins. since I was 13.”

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

“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'.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“I like to wear skirts long or short.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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