ODDA Conversations

Harikrishnan believes in a new way of seeing. The emerging and experimental designer caused a sensation in February at London Fashion Week when, as one of the 10 graduates of the London College of Fashion, he presented a genderless collection that featured items like inflatable latex pants and artisanally beaded tops. A combination of high tech and traditional techniques that spoke to his fascination with looking at design procedures from new points of view. Harikrishnan has found a way to challenge both himself and the entire industry to rethink our understanding of sartorial norms.

In conversation with Nneka Anozie

Iouri Podladtchikov has been a die-hard snowboarder for most of his life. He is a Russian-born Swiss goofy stance boarder and he has been competing in the sport since the year 2000. In 2014 he took the top spot at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, taking home the gold medal for his skill on the halfpipe.

Here ODDA discovered which sport Iouri would have attempted if he competed in the Summer Olympics, What helped him get through 2020, and what his all-time favorite Christmas gift was.

Memorabilia Christmas

Andrew Westermann (AKA Andreww) has been writing music since the tender age of 13. His fascination with the medium never wavered even as his career as a male model skyrocketed and for over a decade he traveled the globe working for some of the biggest brands in the industry. That time collaborating with Dior, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Valentino, and Marc Jacobs (just to name a few) expanded Andreww’s creative horizons. But now he has returned to his first love and last month he released his debut single called ``Talking To Myself``. This is the first of six singles that will be released before his album finally drops at the end of next year.

Here ODDA learned more about how Andreww coped with the last year, what modeling taught him about music and what song really gets him in the holiday mood.

Christmas memorabilia

Roksanda Ilinčić, the UK-based fashion designer from Belgrade, Serbia, has woven a myriad of different aspects of her unique identity into her namesake brand over the past 15 years. Her melange of volume, color, and her own heritage with silhouettes and fabrics that telegraph grace and delicacy—distinguish her as an exceptional, invaluable talent. For Roksanda, the importance of mining her own life experiences while continuing to strive to grow as a creative person, through working with others, is paramount to her continued success as an artist and a businesswoman.

In conversation with Nneka Anozie

To mark the occasion of the launch of ODDA Korea we reached out to our cover star, supermodel Soo Joo to speak with Yoon, the Korean co-founder and creative director for Tokyo-based label AMBUSH. These two artists discuss everything from Korean culture and the representation of minorities in the fashion industry to how to stay creative during a pandemic and reflections on life in general in the new normal.

The conversation was curated by the founder of ODDA, David Martin.

"The new ways are not the old ways, thankfully" said Karen.

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