A: I grew up in Newcastle and I'm currently living between Galashiels, Scotland while I'm at university and Newcastle.
Q: What have you studied, and what are you doing now?
A: Yeah, I'm currently in my final year at university at Heriot Watt University. I study Design for Textiles, specialising in knit.
Q: Links to your style networks?
A: www.clarecoulson.blogspot.co.uk
Twitter: @ClareeC_
Instragram: @clareec
Q: How would you describe your personal style in 3-5 words?
A: Simple, Oversized, Monochrome.
Q: Where do you shop? Luxury or high street? New or vintage? Boutiques? Online?
A: I'm an addict to online shopping with a love for luxury brands (which I can't afford - Joseph is my fav). I mainly tend to shop at Zara, H&M and Asos, Whistles when I'm wanting to treat myself. I've completely became obsessed with the brand House of Sunny and majority of there stuff is now on my wishlist.
Q: If you had $300 for a shopping spree, how many items would you buy?
A: If I was trying to control myself I'd try and by 3 items or I'd buy one amazing item, like a coat, bag or pair of shoes.
Q: Do you prefer street style fashion or runway fashion?
A: I don't have a preference. Runway is always amazing to watch and see what the top end designers are doing but it's always great to see what people are doing and how they aren't necessarily playing by the rules when it comes to street style, it's so unique.
Q: What do you splurge on? Skimp on?
A: I splurge on make-up, underwear and jeans at the moment and I've skimped on new tops!
Q: When and how did you become interested in fashion, and where do you find your inspiration?
A: I became interested in fashion through my mum, she always shopped luxury brands and took me to department stores which her since I was little. A lot of her friends own boutiques when I was in school so I've grown up around them and spent a lot of time at their shops. From that I became to work in retail (not that every job has been great!) and decided to do a foundation course after school where I got the chance to look into fashion. Although my university course is a textile degree I have had the chance to work towards fashion and work with brands. I have always worked and looked into trends and that is my main passion, especially when seeing what's the next up and coming trend in fashion.
Q: Who are your favorite style icon(s)?
A: Sienna Miller and the Olsen Twins
Q: What are your favorite fashion blogs? Magazines?
A: Magazines: Vogue, I-D, Dazed and Confused and trend magazine Zoom. Blogs: http://we-heart-fashion.com/, http://www.fashionsquad.com/
Q: What do you love about fashion? Not love?
A: I love when people are themselves and I hate when a brand fails because it goes suddenly popular and then it's deemed 'uncool' because a lot of people have the same thing.
Q: Your favorite designers & brands?
A: Joseph, Celine, Whistles, House of Sunny.
Q: Do you follow fashion trends? Which ones?
A: I follow fashion trends as in I like to see and spot what is happening. But whether I actually wear them myself it totally depends. At the moment I'm not really following any.
Q: Do you have any fashion rules when putting an outfit together?
A: My wardrobe is terrible and I tend to live in monochrome or grey. So I don't have any fashion rules, I go for comfort in my outfit a lot of the time but don't really do comfort when it comes to shoes, I love a heel.
Q: Which would you be best at? Worst at? (Stylist, Designer, Photographer, Buyer)
A: I think I'd be worst at a photographer. I'm from a design background from my university course but I now can't see myself in this role and I think I'd be best as a stylist or buyer.
Q: What is your dream job?
A: My dream job is to be a trend forecaster.
Q: What are your other interests? How do you spend your spare time?
A: I love movies, and a lot of my spare time I tend to take my two pugs on long walks.
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