STORIES ABOUT PURPOSE
INTERVIEWED BY Y.A.M. + PHOTOGRAPHED BY OTHERS
“Half of my family is African, and I always get asked by them why I didn’t become a doctor or a lawyer.”
“In such a saturated market, I wanted to saturate my own fingerprint.”
“Being a bisexual male, I’ve gotten plenty of pieces that were girl’s shirts.”
“I thought about the shoes years ago, and I just didn’t think it was possible.”
“With my first event, I think I underestimated myself.”
“The risk in pursuing music — and I’m sure it goes for anything that’s not a 9-to-5 — [it’s that] you risk stability.”
“The first mistake I made at the beginning was that I wanted to do everything alone.”
“Fashion isn’t really a career to pursue when you’re just setting foot in another country with a dollar in your pocket – literally.”
“My relationship with our mentor [has greatly impacted me].”
“If you don’t have yourself together, you’re gonna be exactly where you’ve been.”
“I mean, you can make excuses – anybody [can]! I can make excuses all day.”
“If I hadn’t taken photos, my life would be so miserable.”
