Elke Wijnands

Hello
Your nickname?
Call an ‘El’, ‘Elly’ or an ‘Elkie’ and you’ve got my attention.
Who do you swap wardrobes with à la minute?
Can it also be two people? I am actually obsessed with the fashion style of model Erin Wasson, but also of Maja Wyh. I’ve got a thing for oversized clothing and I am especially a jeans and T-shirt kind of girl and that just happens to be what these two ladies are pros in. Everything they have, I need to have too.
Who would you like to have coffee with?
Oh dear, does it have to be a living person? No, right? I would love to drink liters of coffee with Johnny Cash. Not only because I found his music genius, but actually because I think he made one of the most romantic statements ever that also involves coffee. When someone once asked him what his definition of paradise is, he replied: ‘This morning, with her, having coffee.’ June, you were a lucky girl.
Nobody knows this about you
I have a sort of photographic memory when it comes to song lyrics. I often only need to hear a song once and I can sing along the next time. My singing skills, on the other hand, are not that great.
Which label should we fall in love with?
I recently discovered Être Cécile. Fun sweaters, shirts, and cool jeans with illustrations and prints. But also everything from Les Coyotes de Paris is high on my wish list. They recently launched a women's label and to borrow the words of Rachel Zoe: ‘I die, it’s bananas.’
Who is your spirit animal?
Hands down, Jennifer Lawrence. She has humor, is ridiculously beautiful and wonderfully honest, and loves wine and pizza. This is my kind of girl. Where can I sign up to be her best friend?
Favorite movie/book/series/music of all time?
If you had asked me this a few years ago, I would have immediately said The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. But honestly? The movie with Leo kind of ruined it for me. Not that it was bad, but yeah, the Hollywood touch got rid of the gold of the story. Just give me The Beautiful and the Damned by Fitzgerald now. My new favorite, read it a thousand times and a thousand times excellent.



