Nina Dobrev wears a bold suit on the September 2012 issue of Fashion magazine.

The 23-year-old actress opened up about The Vampire Diaries, fashion and boyfriend Ian Somerhalder. Check it:

On fashion and confidence: “There are two racks for my two characters and they are on opposite sides of the room. My wardrobe designer set it up for me so I am putting together the pieces as if I am Elena or Katherine. Whenever I’m in Elena’s clothing, my demeanour changes and I just feel more casual and effortless. As soon as I put on any of Katherine’s gear, like a corset, my outlook changes because my posture is changing. Clothes are such a big help.”

On dating an older guy: “I like to be challenged. I like to be inspired and constantly be learning. I feel like when I’m with someone who’s older than me they have a certain amount of experience in life. There’s a maturity. There’s a different sort of knowledge that they bring to a relationship and the conversations are very different.”

On playing two different characters on The Vampire Diaries: “It really is an actor’s boot camp for me. Once I’m done with it, I will be able to do anything and everything. I feel like I’ve done everything you could possibly imagine on this one show—action, drama, comedy. We’ve even done lots of stunts. I have to emotionally get to places that I sometimes don’t want to go.”

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