Dream job | FIV | Magazine https://fivmagazine.com Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:28:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Interview with Nadine Menz: About filming for Inga Lindström, family & new projects https://fivmagazine.com/interview-with-nadine-menz-about-filming-for-inga-lindstroem-family-new-projects/ Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:00:30 +0000 https://fivmagazine.de/interview-with-nadine-menz-about-filming-for-inga-lindstroem-family-new-projects/ Interview Nadine Menz – We met actress Nadine Menz for an interview. After several roles in film and TV productions, she was last seen as the female lead in the new Inga Lindström film “Rosenblüten im Sand”. Nadine can also be seen in the Movie Special of Rosenheim Cops on ZDF on Dec. 29, 2021. We talked to the actress about the shoot in Sweden, her family life and future projects.

Shooting for Inga Lindström in Sweden

FIV: Hello Nadine, how nice that it worked out with the interview today. You are a successful actress and have most recently played the role of the
starring role. The film was shot in Sweden. How did you experience the filming and what did you enjoy most about your role?

Nadine: It was a very intense and beautiful time. The whole team lived in the same hotel and spent every day together for four weeks. The places where we shot were picturesque and I am very grateful for this beautiful experience. What I enjoyed most about my role was that I got to serve many different story lines – to my long-time relationship, my mother, the new love, etc. – and that I was able to do a lot of different things.

This is how Nadine manages to reconcile family and career!

FIV: As an actress, you travel a lot and sometimes have to shoot abroad, like you did recently in Sweden. That can certainly be quite stressful. How do you manage to reconcile your job with your family life – you also have a little daughter?

Nadine: That’s a challenge that all parents have to overcome, regardless of gender – not excluding us actors. In any case, it always involves a lot of planning. I don’t take on a job without first discussing it with my husband, and neither does he! And then I have great parents and parents-in-law who help us as much as they can.

Photo: Peter Müller

These are the differences between a series and film shooting

FIV: Before that, you were in many TV series. How does shooting a film differ from shooting a series?

Nadine: The biggest difference is definitely the time. On a daily, for example, you have much less time for each individual scene than on a film. This means you can work more intensively on the film set and try things out more.

There’s a little bit of Nadine in every role!

FIV: Which of your roles have you been able to identify with the most so far?

Nadine: With every new role, I always bring in a bit of Nadine. And with every character, there are always qualities that I can identify with, and then there are some that I can’t identify with at all. So there is no role that stands out.

Since childhood: dream job actress

FIV: What inspired you to become an actress? Was that always your dream job?

Nadine: Absolutely. When I was eleven, I stood on a real theater stage for the first time and since then I knew this was it!

Photo: Peter Müller

Future: These are the projects Nadine has planned!

FIV: Finally a short look into the future, we are curious what you have planned in the near future: Do you have any big plans like a new project or a movie or is there something in store for
special on? Give us a little teaser of what your fans and followers can look forward to in the near future!

Nadine: You can still watch the ZDF film “Rosenblüten im Sand” with me in the female lead in the Mediathek. In addition, the broadcast of the Winter Movie Special of the Rosenheim Cops on 29.12.2021 on ZDF, where I am also present. Then it goes next year again two weeks on theater tour with “Die Kehrseite der Medaille”.

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Interview with Nilam Farooq

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]]> Stylist Julia Freitag from styleproofed.com about her dream job https://fivmagazine.com/stylist-julia-freitag-from-styleproofed-com-about-her-dream-job/ Sun, 20 Mar 2016 14:33:52 +0000 https://fivmagazine.com/stylist-julia-freitag-from-styleproofed-com-about-her-dream-job/ FIV: Julia, you are a respected stylist in Germany. You have worked for TV and celebrities. What does a working day look like for you?

Julia: I’m very lucky that as a freelancer I can plan my workdays quite independently. I usually start around 10 a.m. in my office in Berlin-Mitte with coffee and emails and -most importantly- a quick update with the team.

Just as important – and unfortunately also annoying – is the constant jumping back and forth between idea development, production and administrative planning, especially with the budget. Because without sensible budget planning, the beautiful part, the styling & consulting, doesn’t even happen.

FIV: How did you get into this profession in the first place? Was it always your dream job?

Julia: Working creatively with fashion has been my dream for a long time. I started sewing and designing as a teenager to be able to afford the trends from the runway myself and was lucky enough that my mother worked in the costume department of the German Opera. So I always got the best fabrics and ingredients.

Then I studied fashion design in the classical way. At the end of the nineties – when I started – stylist was still a fairly unknown profession in Germany. And unfortunately there is still no proper course of study for it.

After my studies, I turned towards fashion journalism and completed various internships at fashion magazines such as Madame and Vogue and worked for fashion labels and magazines as a contributor and fashion assistant.

My tip: If you want to gain a foothold in this profession, you simply have to show enough initiative and invest a lot of time, money and heart and soul.

Her job – She is the stylist of Styleproofed.com

FIV: In Germany, in contrast to the USA, there are few very well-known stylists. How did you manage to establish yourself in the industry?

Julia: I owe a certain degree of recognition in the industry to my long time as fashion editor and fashion director at the German Condé Nast publishing house (Vogue, Glamour, Vanity Fair) and, of course, to the pool of contacts I have built up over the years. Without the right contacts you don’t get far in the industry…And I think I also have my very own styling signature with recognition value. At some point this is immanently important for every stylist. You, or a woman, must become and remain recognizable.

FIV: What do you like most about your job?

Julia: Simply everything! The teamwork and the work with the most diverse people and brands in very special places is the most exciting thing about the job. Using fashion to develop a very own, contemporary image of women or men always presents a stylist with new challenges, despite recurring trends.

so pretty pastels @malaikaraiss #mbfwb #berlin #fall #malaikaraiss #absolutstyleproofed

A photo posted by @styleproofed on Jan 20, 2016 at 2:16am.

Her greatest successes as a stylist on and offline

FIV: What have been your biggest successes so far? Which jobs or which assignments will remain in your memory?

Julia: There were a few successes… But definitely the development and realization of the costumes for the live shows of the anniversary season of Germany’s Next Topmodel this year was my biggest challenge – already because of the mentioned administrative planning. To stage contemporary fashion suitable for stage and television at the same time for such a large and diverse target group was something completely new for me.

FIV: You also write about fashion, beauty and more for the internet platform “styleproofed.com”. How did that come about and what exactly is “styleproofed”?

Julia: Styleproofed.com has been around since 2009 and is an online magazine developed by myself and a colleague that presents, tests and reviews new trends and undiscovered products and brands. We are interested in our own opinion and the informative-entertaining added value including cultural background of fashion & beauty.

On the platform, great authors and fashion experts from our environment support us with their test features. Currently we are in the process of relaunching the platform to focus more on STYLING. So it remains exciting.

FIV: What are your current fashion must-haves? And why?

Julia: Short list I would say….

  1. Adrette loafer shoes by GUCCI – the new spiessigkeit holds just skillfully entry into the fashion.
  2. Baggy jeans, preferably with a high waistband – finally the skinny jeans can take a break.
  3. Vintage ruffle blouse – I love the comeback of the new romance with kitschy blouse with wide leg men’s pants.

FIV: Will you tell us your absolute “top secret” styling tip?

Julia: New combinations and the right accessories turn fashion into styling.

FIV: When it comes to makeup, what are the basics that make a tired face look fresh fast?

Julia: I personally love cream blush for cheeks, lips and also lids and am a fan of Miracle Teint by Lancome.

FIV: What makeup products and utensils would you recommend?

  1. Chanel Rouge Coco Shine are the best lipsticks for every day
  2. I love all unisex fragrances from Hermès
  3. Kiehls Midnight Recovery Serum is always in my bathroom.

 

About Julia – Trends, Personality and Fashion Sins

FIV: Which “starstyle” do you think is great and why?

Julia: I like the style of Juliane Moore, Cate Blanchet and Tilda Swinton.

FIV: Asked the other way around: Which celebrity would you like to style one day?

Julia: How about Heidi Klum – I know her now and would love to give her a new look beyond the sexy glittery minis.

FIV: How would you describe your personal style?

Julia: Vintage, pattern mix and a pinch of utility chic are my personal style ingredients.

FIV: How do you see the style of the German women? Is there something missing here?

Julia: I think German women often lack the courage to wear more unusual fashion. Germans love clear practical outfits in rather pale colors and when it comes to accessories or evening wear they often miss the mark.

FIV: What do you consider the biggest fashion sin of today?

Julia: For me, the biggest fashion sin of today are fast fashion labels like ZARA , KICK, PRIMARK & Co and their unfair copying of design as well as the devaluation of clothing into a disposable product.

FIV: Has the fashion and beauty business changed in recent years from your point of view? In what way?

Julia: As mentioned above, the business has become extremely fast-paced and consumer-oriented. In the past, designers sent their personal dreams down the catwalk, out of touch with reality, and we stylists developed our own stories from them for the readers. Today, it’s all about global sales, image and spreading visuals.

Sure, social networks a la Instagram have also contributed to a radical change and democratization of visual language and business. But I’m not sure how long this will last. Street style is now completely sponsored and selfies are no longer a spontaneous personal snapshot…

FIV: What qualities should a good stylist have?

Julia: Good knowledge of human nature, cultural knowledge and fun with role play. And unlike many others in the business, a “profile neurosis” to be controlled… Will say, one should also be able to take oneself back.

FIV: Do you have any career advice for young stylists?

Julia: Funnily enough, I’m currently working a lot on the topic of styling education and training, so that the profession is finally gaining status in Germany. Soon there will be more about it on styleproofed.com.

More information about stylist Julia Freitag:

www.styleproofed.com
and on Instagram

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