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Feb 2020
As I’m writing this, I’m surrounded by boxes filled with our new upcoming collection. With the new year in full swing, Spring Summer 2020 revolves around the ideas of growth and development, and to be honest, I feel like my own life is going parallel with it.
Since the end of 2019, I’ve been going back to the gym and eating healthier. Not to brag, but I’ve lost quite a few kilos while kickboxing, playing tennis and not consuming dairy products anymore. The idea of growth and development transcends the physical of course, but I strongly believe that the two are connected. A healthy body is a healthy mind, and so far, I’ve been on my way to achieving both.
The last few years weren’t my best: both physically and mentally. As you might know, running a company in fashion can be challenging. The amount of pressure you have to deal with on a daily basis, working with different people, production, stores, distribution, sales—all that can be quite pressuring. Not only did it influence me mentally, but I also felt unenergized, and even uninspired at times. The exercise and changed food pattern have not only helped me to change my physique, but I also feel happier and a lot more balanced as of late.
It works in different ways. When I start my week with intense kickboxing training, I’m not only physically challenging myself but also releasing all my frustrations, clearing my mind, and unleashing energy. Tennis, on the other hand, has been more relaxing for me. I feel like tennis is something I can do all my life. The idea of growth and development works in both sports, I notice the physical growth and mental development simultaneously. Most importantly, I am happy to see my colleagues and family recognize this change as well.
Eating healthy might be a trend, but it’s a good one. I replaced the dairy in my cortado for oat milk. I have been eating vegetarian and sometimes even vegan. I’m exercising at least three times a week and I’ve been trying to relax more outside of work and other obligations. The thing is: once you’ve found the right groove for yourself, it seems like everything goes automatically. The first month of 2020 might be over, but that doesn’t mean that it’s too late for new resolutions. If you feel like something should change, the time is now. Even if it’s a short run around the block. Growth and development is what we’re trying to achieve. And it all starts with yourself.
Olaf.
Tiffany Chung
29 Nov 2021
Text by Tiffany Chung
29 Nov 2021
“In terms of knowing what I wanted to pursue in my career, it was from being at fashion events and afterparties. I wanted to do more than just be a guest. I knew I’d love to be part of it, do nights, program nights, DJ, and everything else. But my actual start in music was just from being around musicians in general and having a community of musicians that gave us the opportunity to DJ for them, produce for them, and get immersed in their own careers."
“We were signed to the same agency when we first started modeling. I was 19 and Ashton was 16. Going to Milan, Paris, all these shows in Europe and America, we just created this bromance from traveling, living, eating, and working out together. Being like-minded individuals, we decided to join forces to create something."
Photography by Travis Gumbs.
With Ashton.
“Whether it’s business, creative, or financial, we both do the same stuff. In terms of role and character, I’d say Ashton is the good cop and I’m the bad cop."
“We were doing a lot of radio shows in London, both commercial and underground, NTS, Rinse FM, Capital XTRA and BBC Radio 1Xtra. We had these small residency series off the back of DJs that were already on those shows and what we wanted to do is to create a show within those spaces but realized very quickly that we had no creative freedom. So, we decided to just make it ourselves and do something that feels a bit more us. Be in a position to pick the guests and tailor it to our own interests. We just wanted to give people inspiring, insightful conversations from people that kind of look like us and speak like us."
“Not really. I just want to keep carrying on with the broadcast and keep creating spaces for me to breathe in when it comes to fashion, music, and lifestyle. Everything else is just up to destiny. I'm just happy with where I'm at now."
“Easily sport. Music is something I listen to every single day. Fashion is something that I have to think about in order to get ready. Sport is something that I do when I have the off time, it's a bit of a hobby, and I'm definitely not making any money from sport haha."
Fashion is something that I have to think about in order to get ready.
Self care.
“Worst advice is probably somebody telling me somewhere along the line of ‘this is impossible, and you can't do this’. The best advice was ‘move towards it’. It wasn't even advice; I was speaking to one of my mentors at the beginning of the year and saying how much juice and energy I have at the moment and how much I wanted to create. His response was actually just ‘move towards it’ and it made me realize that even a step forward is better than a step back, even if it's a tiny step forward. "
“Prada. I loved Prada since I was a child. From the age of 12 to 15, I wore Prada to school. I didn’t go to an affluent school where people had unlimited pools of money, I saved up so much money to buy it. So, it was one of those full circle moments working with them. It wasn't something I did for the paycheck, I'm proud to wear the stuff because of the child in me that just loved to wear them in school."
Working with Prada.
“My staple item would probably be jewelry because we change clothes. So, I would say somewhere between my Cartier bracelet and my Rolex."
“At the moment:"
“Greenwich, probably. I grew up there and it’s so different anywhere else in London. It’s not super fancy and it's not super hood, it's just normal. It’s so diverse, it’s got both historic and new monuments, and the O2 arena. It’s a good balance."
“Berlin. We love Germany. We haven't been able to go back for a while, but we’ve been fortunate to play a few things in Berlin. It's not like there is a massive hip hop presence but the kind of people there just love the music and are there to have a good time."
“The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. I’ve never been there but I’m dying to go. It's incredible, from the layout of it, to the chairs, the light, acoustics, the whole thing. The design and architecture make it the best venue in my opinion."
“Person. That’s a hard one. Can I say God? I’ll say God."
“A place that inspires me is London. Naturally. London has so many success stories whether it's football, music, fashion, community lifestyle, culture, business. So many people have made it here."
“In terms of a thing that inspires me, I would probably say, it’s an idea. The idea of achieving everything. Knowing that you could possibly achieve what you put your mind to. Even if you haven’t achieved everything that you want to achieve or know how to exactly, it keeps you going, getting to one hurdle, conquering it, then another. Then you realize everything can be done. I think that is so inspiring."