enSoie

We meet Isabelle in Basel. She is wearing the Junko top paired with the Edina short skirt, styled with a classic enSoie silk foulard.

enSoie: How would you describe your style in three words?
Isabelle: Slightly Man Repeller. Dressed for myself, not to please. Comfort first, but with a twist.

What’s a style era you feel emotionally connected to?
The ’80s, but the strange, structural end of it, not the glossy one. Big shoulders, odd proportions, colour used like punctuation. It took itself seriously without being precious.

If someone looked at you from afar, what would you want your silhouette to say?
That I dressed for myself and left the house ten minutes ago without thinking about it. Confident, slightly off — never matchy.

What's the "signature" object in your wardrobe?
Comfort, but make it chic and interesting. My go-to formula: something from a small brand, one luxury piece, one vintage find. Never all three loud at once — they take turns.

How do your wardrobe pieces change over time?
In phases. Right now, it’s all big shoulders. The one constant is coats — I have far too many, and I regret none of them.

What city or place has influenced how you dress?
Basel taught me restraint; Copenhagen keeps trying to talk me out of it. The pull between the two is basically my wardrobe right now.

Isabelle Gautier captured by Linda Gabriel.