{"id":170670,"date":"2024-08-20T15:37:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=170670"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:26","slug":"ingrids-style-is-her-comfort-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/08\/20\/ingrids-style-is-her-comfort-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingrid’s style is her comfort zone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of new faces arrive at the university this week. To get to know them, we\u2019ll feature a standout student every day. Ingrid\u2019s corset perfectly matches her eyeshadow.<\/p>\n

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Ingrid M\u00eendroc.<\/span><\/p>

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Nervously, the new students walk in a crowd from the metro to Ahoy for the opening ceremony of Eurekaweek. There\u2019s little colour in the surroundings, but the eyeshadow of 19-year-old Ingrid M\u00eendroc immediately catches the eye. It\u2019s a metallic turquoise shade, paired with sharp eyeliner. It complements the corset she\u2019s wearing: the same turquoise with black lace. Her style is her comfort zone. It gives her the confidence to be social.<\/p>\n

When the photographer takes her picture, she instinctively knows how to pose. She tilts her head slightly back, ensuring the sun hits from the right angle. With a look like this, she feels like \u2018that bitch\u2019, ready to take on a new country.<\/p>\n

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Ingrid has only just arrived in Rotterdam from Romania and is still looking for people who suit her. Back in Romania, she enjoyed shopping second-hand with her friends. She loves finding something beautiful for a small price. The friends would share their clothes with each other. Now, in the Netherlands, Ingrid is alone, having left her friends and their shared wardrobe behind. It\u2019s an adjustment. \u201cI\u2019m wearing this earring, and my friend has the other\u201d, she says, pointing to her right ear. She admits to bringing a lot of earrings \u2013 too many, in fact. She couldn\u2019t part with them just yet.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s been making herself up for years. She doesn\u2019t need to wake up early to do her makeup; it comes naturally. Her interest in fashion stems from her love of art. She\u2019s been drawing for years and even considered art school, but didn\u2019t see a future in it. So, she chose International Business Administration, which suits her mathematical talents. During Eurekaweek, she\u2019s still on the lookout for creativity. Friends who share her love for art, perhaps the New Fashion Society, or ideally, a pottery course.<\/p>\n\n\t

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