DV: How did everything start?
When I was 13 I was discovered by a modeling sout when I was at IKEA with my family. Then, my parents thought I was too young. I didn’t think more about it. Then I was scouted again on the street a few years later. I went to Japan to do my first job. After that, it’s all been very fast. Suddenly I was in the international fashion industry and have led a grown up’s life since 15.

DV: How did it feel to be on the school yard one day and the next walk a show for Chanel?
It was slightly surrealistic and felt unreal. After some of my first shows I got to write autographs myself. I almost immediately found myself in a world of people and models I had been looking up to, for example Lara Stone and Maria Carla Boscono.

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Editorials > 2011 > DV Mode Magazine Spring/Summer

Swedish model Frida Gustavsson is featured for fashion magazine Damernas värld seasonal special issue called DV Mode. The spring 2011 issue is focused on how the relationship between art and fashion.

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Frida Gustavsson

After taking my makeup off, I’ll wash my face with Dermalogica cleanser and use Nuxe oil as a moisturizer—it’s a very good oil because it’s non-greasy and has a lot of A and E vitamins. It keeps my skin soft.

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Editorials > 2011 > Love #5 S/S

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Editorials > 2011 > Vogue Germany March

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Photoshoots > Lookbooks > Americana Manhasset S/S 2011

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Fashion Shows > 2011 – Fall/Winter Ready-to-wear