Hi everyone, it's Justine. I asked you four questions on YouTube here and on my
Instagram account to do a spring Q&A I think I haven't done a Q&A video since
last summer so it was about time on Instagram my name is JustineLecontet if
you don't follow me there yet and in one day we got over 300 questions so I had
to make a selection I took a little bit of everything and I hope you'll enjoy
the results let's go first question hi Justine what do you
think about thrifting to you 3 if so what kind of pieces do you look for in
my case it's a bit complicated because I'm five-eleven
in inches 1 meter 80 and I have a long torso so what fits me best is clothing
from right now the more I go back in time the smaller and the tinier women
wear the less likely it is to actually fit me this problem put aside I do find
really good outerwear in secondhand maybe a leather jacket or vegan leather
coats winter things that are box here hmm or in general garments that are made
in thicker stable fabrics because they are less likely to have been washed so
many times that the fabric is thinner and damaged or that the garment has
lost his shape what I would not buy second hand is typically lace satin
garments in thin fabrics and even more so if they are stained because all sweats
or deodorant stains you can't save them anymore what are you favorite movies
when it comes to fashion costume design also I'd love a video on high quality
versus low quality luxury I skip the lens report for now it's gonna be a
different video I will do this I swear as for the movie what I can think of
right now Downton Abbey great because you see the
evolution over time of the costumes great costumes appropriate like right
for each decade so we're researched then Marie-Antoinette,
Mary Queen of Scots the new one
Memoirs of a Geisha very poetic wonderful in colours or you take a list
of Prize winners you take for instance the list of oscar-winning movies for
Best Costume then go from there then next one how do you take
care of your long hair and keep it healthy how do you take care of you here
hair care please this was a much asked question so let me quickly guide you
through the minimum minimum routine that I do always it looks like I don't do
much to my hair but actually it's not completely true when I wash my hair I
wash it twice in a row always with the shampoo for damaged hair
because my hair is very long by the time I reach the ends this hair is several
years old so it needs extra care it is damaged then I always use a rinse off
conditioner for damaged hair once or twice a week I also use an a mask that I
live in for five or ten minutes I really take that time it's Yoga in the shower
then I don't blow dry my hair if I don't have to I prefer to let it air dry
whenever possible and I finish with an oil spray I think it's by Bumble and
Bumble it's called dry oil spray or something with UV protection in it I
protect my hair just like I protect my skin with an SPF it makes the hair shiny
it smells great I will try to look for links I would put links to the products
I use down below in the description if you want to have a look next hi Justine
I like your free spirit thank you what is your life motto if any I don't have
one big guiding principle I would say I go from one opportunity to the next I
have a rather low need for security and safety I do have a plan at least short
to mid-term because I need a direction but you know it's only the plan until
the plan changes maybe in a year from now I I will decide to really
differently and it's completely fine so my life is what I make out of it it's my
responsibility but also my opportunity it can sound scary but it's very freeing
to know that I I can do what I want and so can you do you miss
France not every day that's for sure but sometimes depending on the weather
and the food so yes I know I guess next one I would like to know how old is too
old to wear a crop top I can't tell you an inch limits it depends on your taste
your body how you feel in your body I would ask how you intend to style that
top in my case because of the before-mentioned torso that I have that
is extra extra long everything kind of looks cropped on me even if it's not
supposed to be but I found a solution that I've been very comfortable with I
would wear a boxy crop top even a very short one over a longer skin tight top
that covers my belly and in my mom so it really depends on how you intend to
style it salut Justine hi I've always wondered what your
exercise routine looks like I think that your shoulders look great thank you and
that they're almost like a fashion statement or fashion accessory how do I
get similar shoulders here is the secret of Secrets start rowing not necessarily
on the board you can do that on the machine if in a gym as well rowing is
great especially for the upper body because if the movements opens your
chest outwards so you get muscle but it's also great for the posture you know
right now in Berlin I don't row but I do go to a spin class which doesn't help for
the upper body I complete the spin classes with exercises on a TRX machine
which basically means that you're working with the weight of your body
moving around handles it's very easy and quick to learn many teams have it and I
highly recommend it on top of that sometimes to yoga mostly in winter
because I like my yoga to be hot and in summer I don't like to be out but yeah
the next one is when saying Parisian the stereotype is red beret and lipstick
what do you define Parisian as? okay for the lipstick
not okay with the berry I think it's just an old stereotype that sticks well
you don't really see it on the street anymore
lipstick yes though and and red most likely I think being Parisian is more an
attitude it's dressing in a chic elegant way tastes who I would say that made me
it's just subjective while being very personal when you ask a Parisian woman
what her style is she will say oh nothing really special like just blah
blah blah blah and then she can talk about her style for an hour because
actually without really realizing it they put a lot of thought into what they
wear they spend time looking at brands they
really wonder what is that special accessory that will make this outfit
mine which tool do you consider indispensable to your designing process
adobe illustrator or your mannequin so this is a great question the more the
longer people have been watching this channel the trickier the questions get I
know you are so here is my answer people trained in pair making will tell you you
only really need illustrator as a design person with a more visual approach I
will tell you there are many designs that you cannot get just with
illustrator you just need to drape on an actual body to see how it falls
otherwise you won't get the right shape so I keep my mannequin a video on
eyebrows please please please I've been asking for this oops
every time you asked what we wanted to see okay okay
sorry I don't remember seeing it is that a topic that more of you would be
interested in seeing top of mind I would say it depends on your proportions right
so it depends on the shape of your face in your eyes regardless of the curent
instagram / kardashian / jenner trend line in term of of harmony let me know
in the comments we could make this a full video if you are interested
hi Justine I know you're busy could you suggest two things: a good book
to start learning to saw and a kid for people who begin sewing which machine
and tools mm-hmm easy so on the book I have a great one that I had to buy in
fashion school in my first semester a fantastic book I've used it a ton it has
a visual explanation step by step it's great if you're a beginner and if you
are advanced it has everything in there that's the only sewing book that I own
it's called Reader's Digest new complete guide to sewing it says exactly what's
in it I will put a link in the description if you want to have a look
at that and then regarding the machine my first personal machine was a Singer
Stylist number blah blah blah I forgot it's dead already because it was mainly
plastic it had fancy stitches that I had never really used but he couldn't take
thicker fabric or several layers it wasn't so fast and they need will tend
to bend a lot so not so good I recommend that instead you look for a second hand
machine in metal much more durable and what you need is really just a straight
stitch you don't need all the fancy ones that look like this you need a straight
line a machine that can take thicker fabrics like felt like leather things
like this good and sweet stable straight that's all you need as for the presser
feet you want to that's it one that has to fit the standard one and one that has
only one foot that's for the zippers that's all you need next one have you
thought to record a series where you talk about some iconic pieces of
clothing which revolutionized the world actually I have glad you asked
it's a lot of research but no that is in the pipeline and stay tuned how do you
balance the weight between consumption and creation hope spring is adding more
colors in your life it does thank you very much I hope you're enjoying spring
as well whatever in the world you are it's a rule of thumb that I use I guess
I have a list full of things that I think
should exists if I find them I will buy them if I don't I can create them the
other way around if I see something and think well this
is cool but I've never actually missed it before then it's very likely that I
don't need them in my life where do trends come from who sets them
who's the first to create who copies this is a great question in the early
days of this channel I did a short video series about that what is the trend when
does it start when does it end who decides what's going to be in trend etc
I will link this short video series here in the corner in the I sign and down
below in the description of this video for you to watch if you still have
questions then we take it from there what's your favorite historical era for
fashion right now the 15th century to be very precise I read or reread Notre-Dame
de Paris by Victor Hugo it's a classic classic classic in France and it
happens in 1482 they say it precisely at the beginning and it
reminded me yet again that I know very little about that period pre-renaissance
so that's the era I'm striving to learn more about right now that's it for today
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