Bella Janssens

Age 27

Profession Architect

How long have you been in line? Half an hour.

And how long would you be willing to wait? I don’t know. It’s nice weather, and apparently it’s really worth it. So maybe another half an hour, 45 minutes, an hour.

What is your strategy? Stay calm. Enjoy it. Look for things for other people, not for myself. Is that a strategy?

Do you have any Comme des Garçons pieces? Almost every year I get a new jacket, a technical polyester cropped jacket. The trousers usually don’t fit me, so I don’t get them. I have very long legs, and they are made for Japanese women. I have a dress, which is kind of a padded, quilted, also polyester dress. It’s kind of like an old-fashion frock that I’ve worn to almost complete obliteration.

Why Comme? I love how they are always completely original. They are to me one of the most fit-focused brands. They pay a lot of attention to how something works with the body. Even though sometimes it’s not necessarily complimenting the body. It’s making a statement rather than just making us all look the same. It still has an unbelievable fit. And it’s just like armor. You just feel really, really strong in it.