INYIM Media Fashion Interview: Starring Model Stefan Pollmann.

Now that you have two children, how has the dynamic changed in your personal life and in your career?

In fact it changed a lot. Before I got kids for I haven’t been more than 3 months in a row in one place. I loved about half of the year in the US and then between Germany, Tokyo, Sydney and London.

So I was only responsible for myself and sometimes I miss that feeling. When you get kids you suddenly realize it’s not just all about you and your needs anymore. You need to make compromises. At first Philine had some more flexibility in her studies so we could live in New York for a while. But then being more based in one location also has its benefits. Living mostly between Germany and Barcelona is a great compromise as you have amazing weather all year round and it’s a very kids friendly.

We found an amazing kindergarten for the kids and just now as our younger daughter goes to the kindergarten until 3:30pm we can slowly trying to focus a bit more on our own careers and projects. To be fair, Philine always had my back whenever I had jobs on the other part of the world and took care of the kids while I was gone.

Now as we are separated for about 1,5 years, it’s even more complex but we are doing a pretty good job co-parenting, I think. The kids live half of the week at my place and the other half at hers. Which is just a few walking minutes away.