Browsing “H&M”

Work has matured Alexandra, and it shows in the way she dresses as well.

Michelle would love to open a fashion café if she could, “or, idealistically, be a professional tourist.”

“I wouldn’t be able to live without my basic, plain tee-shirts,” Jaryl says.

“Don't try too hard to fit in," Monique advises. "Just be yourself, and people will like you for that!”

“Do what you feel like doing, do what makes you happy, and do it now.”

Nura’s tip on achieving a work-life balance? “Once it’s 6pm, switch your computer off and head home.”

“Difference is my reference,” Laurie says; even with just her statuesque build, it’s easy for her to stand out.

Melissa tries to live by a quote from Mark Twain: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did.”

Hanae’s mother taught her that it’s never too late to start something new, something which has probably guided her into her transition as a yoga teacher.

Books and films have had a profound influence on Jeanne in her younger days, and she cites “Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov as one of her favourites.

If Cindy could do anything in the world, she’d like to be a food blogger.

Cecile believes that one does not have to spend a lot of money on clothes to look good.