Photo Resource There are some great-looking individuals wearing the coolest outfits on campus. In this regular column, we put one of them in the spotlight. This time, it’s Imme Koster, who is doing a customized Bachelor’s.
‘My style is what is now called Y2K, meaning fashions from the early 2000s: low-waist trousers, colourful clothes and lots of glitter. Really feminine but so exaggerated you can’t take it seriously. Britney Spears is a source of inspiration, as are designers like Alexander McQueen and Miu Miu. For a while, I considered studying fashion but I think it’s a pretty toxic scene.
I find it energizing to go around looking like this. I always try to be a bit of a character.
In fact, I’d only just been born when these clothes were in fashion. I think you do you pick up something of the fashions around you when you’re growing up. And when they have a revival — because they’re quite hip again now — you have a certain association with them.
In general I only buy second-hand. Very occasionally, I’ll invest in a new item. That’s a bit restrictive. Sometimes I’ll see something cool on Instagram but I won’t be able to find it second-hand, which is frustrating.
I got the dress I’m wearing now from Marktplaats. I really like it. It’s got that glittery aspect but it’s low-key enough to wear during the day. The shoes used to belong to my mother. She’s a real style icon and I’ve got a lot of her old clothes.’
