For this episode we were joined by Wuzzy Omiyale , the founder of eco-conscious up cycling denim-wear brand, 'By Wuzzy'.

Wuzzy is a London College of Fashion graduate however her path in fashion wasn't always set in stone.Coming from a lineage of tailors and designers you would have thought that fashion design would have always been Wuzzy's profession of choice, however this wasn't the case! Throughout the episode Wuzzy details what made her finally embrace the fashion path that her mother had pushed her down and what has helped her currently thrive.

Having previously been a self-confessed shopaholic, Wuzzy shares how her overzealous consumption led to her not only reflecting on the effect she was having on the environment but also how she could make a difference by designing her own clothes. This thinking is what ultimately led to the birth of By.Wuzzy.

Since starting her brand in 2020 this Wuzzy has seen her community grow day by day and her unique designs have led to her being featured in many prestigious publications such as Cosmopolitan, Vogue and The Guardian. Starting a brand off the whim and seeing it grow quite quickly can often be a lot to take in, Wuzzy Candidly shares how this led to her taking a short break from the brand and ultimately how it benefitted herself and the brand!

Since recording Wuzzy has continued to develop her brand and grow her community in an organic way! She's recently secured a partnership with Asos Marketplace and also has another big collab on the way she is due to announce very soon!!

Follow Wuzzy's instagram now and the By.Wuzzy page to keep up to date with her journey and her latest pieces. 

For this episode we were joined by Dolo, the founder of luxury streetwear and faith based brand 'BySunmonu'.

Despite not coming from a traditional fashion background, Dolo has coupled his 15 year graphic design experience with his love for fashion and the lord to start his own brand which he has been running since 2019.

Throughout his journey of running the brand, Dolo has made sure to maintain transparency with his customers, dropping regular blogs about his experiences so far, his honest narrative has endeared many to the brand and allowed us to learn more about him, his motivations and what we can expect from the brand in the future.

In a time where the world becomes more secular by the day Dolo still isn't discouraged from illustrating his belief in God through motifs that run throughout his collections. Biblical phrases such as 'Against the grain' and 'Jesus Christ saves lives' are phrases that he prominently places on many of his pieces.

Throughout the episode Dolo candidly shares what he's learnt on his journey so far and warns other designers not fall down the same pitfalls he did.

Despite having only ran the brand for 3 years, Dolo continues to reach new heights, he recently ventured into womenswear with his 'Stargirl singlet' collection and is currently in the process of designing more womenswear clobber!

Since recording Dolo has continued to develop the brand through his authentic interactions with his community and his desire to develop as a designer, expect more fire collections from Dolo in the near future!

Follow Dolo's instagram here and make sure to follow the BySunmonu page to stay up to date with their latest drops.

For this episode we were joined by Sean Chimbani, the Founder of the sustainable brand Face Concept Stores and Creative Director of Pale Purple.

Long time sneaker enthusiast and Industrial Design graduate, Sean has coupled his passion with his expertise to start a brand. Despite originally wanting to start a footwear brand, Sean founded his clothing line, Face Concept Stores, in 2020. Despite only having been around for coming up to three years, the brand has already built up a  locked in community due to their unique eye catching designs and their transparency regarding their sustainable design practices.

Throughout the episode Sean candidly told us what he thinks has led to the brands success despite being only a couple collections in. Sean shares stories of how his community have helped put him in positions to create, a learning that he credits to the power of human conversation.

Since recording Sean has continued to achieve, most recently partnering with David Beckham to design a football kit for Sky Sports! With Face they're currently working on their next collection which we are so excited for!

Follow Sean's instagram to learn more about him and his process and make sure to follow Face Concept Stores to see more incredible pieces and be part of their growing community!

For this episode we were joined by Jack harper, the Founder of the ethos led brand 'Aeliza'.

Despite being only 26, Jack has been in the fashion game for a while, having worked under Samuel Ross at A-COLD-WALL* where he picked up many skills and a work ethic that he is putting into practice with his own brand.

Jack has been running Aeliza with his friend Nosa for two years now and they have already built up an in-tune community which is testament to the positive thought provoking message that the brand is putting out. The brand is based on the idea that fashion can be used to convey messages and facilitate important conversations that centre on ones personal identity and making people feel more secure in who they are.

As you can imagine, Jack and I had a lot to breakdown. Jack openly shared his thoughts on the current world of fashion, where he thinks his brand fits into this and most importantly the things he thinks brands need to succeed in todays fashion game.

Since recording Aeliza has continued to grow their community, releasing fire drops and hosting great events that tie in very well with their mission they're on. They are currently working on their next collection and are continuing to converse with their community via their Aeliza Truth page! Make sure you give it a follow if you're interested in the behind the scenes of the brand.

Follow Jack's instagram to keep up with his personal journey and follow Aeliza to stay up to date with their latest drops and events! 

For this episode we were joined by the lovely Kiera Liberati. Stylist and founder of the brand Liberati clothing.

Kiera has had years of experience in the styling game and has built up a reputation for being the go-to stylists for urban artists in the UK. Her lists of clients ranges from the likes of Ghetts, Tion Wayne and Ardee to international acts such as Popcaan and Ckay.

Kiera rise did not happen overnight and we candidly spoke about what went into her journey.  From her early days in Antigua to her growing up in Milton Keynes being an only child and living with her single mother, Kiera breaks down how all these life experiences played a part into the Woman she has become and how it affected her styling journey.

Given her years of experience, Kiera makes sure to list endless gems of advice for the next generation of stylists. She shares how her time at Notion magazine helped her build up her client base, what she learned, how she was able to open her own studio and how she has now been able to launch her own clothing line!

Since recording Kiera has continued her great work styling, alongside continuing to build her brand! She's hosted numerous successful popups with more collections to come!

Follow Kiera's instagram to keep up with her styling work and follow Liberati clothing to keep up with the latest drip!! 

For this episode we were joined by Stylist and European fashion editor of American outlet, Bleu Magazine , Sean Azeez-Bright.

We've been meaning to get more stylists on the platform so we are delighted to have had Sean on the pod! Sean has been styling for a number of years now and has built up an incredible list of clients ranging from Tinnie Tempah and Central Cee, to Jermaine Jeans and Patrice Evra. Having studied at the Fashion retail academy, Sean values the importance of education within fashion and much of our conversation revolved around discussing how up and coming stylists can learn their trade early on in a way that enables them to have a successful future in styling.

Sean openly shares how he believes that he still has a long way to go in achieving his styling goals but as you will see in this episode, he has built up a wealth of knowledge despite still being fairly early on his career.

Sean is a firm believer in the importance of up and coming stylists learning the tricks of the trade by becoming styling assistants - something that has been seen as less important due to the rise of instagram where stylish influencers are somewhat able to skip this step. However, Sean shares why he believes that this step is fundamental in your styling journey and what he learned from his years as a styling assistant.

Sean also dives in to how important it is for stylists to be aware of the business side of the styling world and how you can actually go about making a comfortable living from it.

Since recording Sean has continued to excel in his styling career, adding many more great clients to his roster and further growing his designer fashion store, Focus Man Fashion.

Follow Sean to stay up to date with his ever growing career and follow Focus Man Fashion if you're looking for some designer clobber!

Thank you for listening, catch the visual for the episode on our YouTube channel and make sure to follow our instagram to keep up to date with the goings on in UK fashion. 

After a short break from the pod we are finally back. For this episode we were joined by the lovely Ruth Peterson. A Liverpool born, Kingston university graduate with her own namesake brand.

Like us, many of you would have first seen Ruth via BBC3's 'The Drop' where she was one of the contestants this year. However, Ruth's journey did not begin there and she had already built up a thriving brand prior to this, with her pieces being worn by the likes of Septa, Ty Dolla $ign and Dua Lipa! Due to difficulties that Ruth shares on this episode, she took a break from fashion but is back now and ready to take the fashion world by storm.

Throughout the episode Ruth candidly shares how difficult it was to transition from student to fully fledged brand owner due to the fact that her graduate collection took off in a way that she hadn't expected! We went on to discuss how to know when it's time to start your own brand what goes into the process.

Ruth is an avid horror film enthusiast and you can see this influence throughout her designs. We delved into why this is and how she hopes to channel her brand message through this lens!

Since recording, Ruth has continued on her journey back into the fashion world! She recently debuted her latest collection at her own show in Lithuania! Ruth is also about to launch her own podcast series - 'Truth with Ruth', to help other up and coming designers know the things she wishes she knew about the industry when she started!

Follow the Ruth Peterson brand instagram and Ruth's personal one and make your sure you tune into her new podcast, coming out very soon!

Thank you for listening, catch the visual for the episode on our YouTube channeland make sure to follow our instagram to keep up to date with the goings on in UK fashion.

For this weeks episode we were joined by Loho, a 19 year old designer from West London and founder of the up and coming streetwear brand DripHead. 

As you’ll hear in this episode, this isn’t Loho’s first rodeo, despite being so young, Loho has already previously owned a successful brand called Drippy London which he later rebranded to DripHead, a decision he explains extensively in this episode. 

Loho’s ability to understand his audience and bring them into a community is something that I admire about him so he dropped some gems on us about how he does. Loho has been able to create a community of like minded young people who consider themselves DripHead’s as the essence of the brand very much gives people the space to decide what a DripHead is. You just have to go on their TikTok to see the community Loho has created, they have numerous viral videos of DripHead’s looking fly and being young, wild and free. 

A huge part of the DripHead brand is it’s take on metaverse fashion. Loho, being a digital native himself, breaks down why he thinks metaverse is so important and how he aims to leverage this with his brand. 

As you’ll see in the episode Loho is wise beyond his years. His humility and the respect he has for all those around him and has helped him enter spaces that have enabled him to learn from and rub shoulders with some of the best in the game, something that has truly helped him run his brand. Despite his humility, Loho is also super confident in himself and his brand, a trait that is admirable to see in such a young man. 

Since recording, the DripHead brand has grown exponentially! The brand has nearly 50k followers on Tiktok and 30k on Instagram! They recently held a collaborative real life activation in Central London where they had hundreds of people go on a treasure hunt to find their garms! Alongside this, Loho has literally done all the metaverse work he said he was going to do in this ep! DripHead are definitely one of the brands leading in the metaverse race!

Thank you for listening, catch the visual for the episode on our YouTube channel and make sure to follow our instagram to keep up to date with the goings on in UK fashion.

“Luxury is all about perception… it’s about how it makes you feel” - Tyrell Campbell 

For this weeks episode we were joined by Tyrell Campbell, a young up and coming designer from West London and founder of luxury streetwear brand, Voir L’avenir. 

As you’ll hear in this episode, Tyrell isn’t new to the fashion game. He was the founder of successful streetwear brand Blessed individual! A brand he founded in his teens but later grew out of! He delves deeper into what caused this transition, what he learned from running the brand and how he felt it limited him as a designer. 

Tyrell candidly shares his journey from then till now in a way which really shows who he is and what he represents. Since starting Voir L’avenir Tyrell has excelled in his content making abilities so we made sure to discuss this also, alongside why he puts such organic content out there and how important he thinks this is. 

As you’ll see in the episode Tyrell is just another brother trying to succeed in the fashion space and he always makes sure to be himself always as a way of encouraging others that they too regardless of who they are can succeed in the fashion space! 

Since recording, Tyrell has dropped fire collections with Voir L’avenir, with he’s first collection ‘The Introduction’ turning out to be a huge favourite amongst his customers. Tyrell aims to improve on every drop and has been documenting his journey on the Voir L’avenir Instagram so make sure you give it a follow! Make sure to follow Tyrell aswell to get those behind the scenes gems!

Thank you for listening, catch the visual for the episode on our YouTube channel and make sure to follow our instagram to keep up to date with the goings on in UK fashion.

For this weeks episode we were joined by Katie Griffith, a young designer from Wales who has moved to London to fulfil her dream of succeeding in the streetwear space. 

As you’ll hear in this episode, Katie has already achieved a lot in her short career so far. She has founded the womenswear brand Ffith - with the acronym standing For Females In The Hustle, and has quickly built up a cult following of like minded women who resonate with the brands message! 

Having studied Fashion Promotion and Marketing in University, Katie has used the skills she picked up from there and her career in buying alongside her desire to design, to help create an aesthetic and brand that appeals to all different types of Women. 

With Katie being quite early on in her journey, we made sure to discuss what it was like starting up Ffith alongside her goals for the brand; which provided a great insight into how Katie taught herself to design with the help of YouTube! 

We made sure to discuss Katie’s desire to be successful in a space that many would consider to be male dominated. She gave her insight on why she thinks this has been the case and what we can all do to help change this. 

Since filming, Katie has gone on to release great collections! With one even being digital, for females hustling in the metaverse haha! 

Make sure to follow Ffith on their Instagram page and follow Katie on her personal Instagram to see some behind the scenes of her shoots as she documents her journey. 

Thank you for listening, catch the visual for the episode on our YouTube channel and make sure to follow our instagram to keep up to date with the goings on in UK fashion.