Hilde Marstrander has an academic and professional background as a fashion designer in London and Paris. Her journalism career includes positions as a host for fashion TV-shows on ZTV and TV3 and fashion editor for ELLE. She has also worked as a reporter for VG, Aftenposten, Avisenes Pressebyrå and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation(NRK). She had the position as the Editor-in-Chief of the Norwegian publication SNITT – Magazine for visual communication during the years 2006–2010.[1]
However, Marstrander switched paths, and started studying contemporary art in 2010; first at Einar Granum Kunstfagskole,[1] Then at the Academy of Art at the Arctic University of Norway and Parsons New School for Design in New York.[1] She has later had art shows in Norway, Germany, England, Thailand and the US.[1] She is currently an art critic for the Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts and the monthly paper Ny Tid.[1]
Marstrander has been involved in the 'Mote mot Pels' transl. 'Fashion against Fur' movement in Norwegian fashion.[2][3] Their work led to Oslo Fashion Week adopting a fur-free policy.[4]
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^ abcde"bio". Hilde Marstrander. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
^"Mote mot Pels". Mote mot Pels (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-07-26.