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PRESENTED BY THESTREETSARECOLD // THE CLASS OF 2021 // SANYALDN
BY EMIL POPLAWSKI
FEBRUARY 21 2021
THESTREETSARECOLD PRESENTS, THE CLASS OF 2021, A LONDON FASHION WEEK PROJECT SHOWCASING OUR PICK OF THE 2021 UNDERGROUND CREATIVE TALENT WITHIN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. Presenting SANYA LDN
Where did it all start for you?
I think the first time I said aloud I wanted to start my own fashion brand was when i was about 9 or 10. At the time there was no real vision but by fate, I just fell into it eventually. I began selling custom shoes when I was 15 after I covered my trainers in glitter and my friends asked me for a pair. It wasn’t long till people started asking me to paint their shoes instead, then sew their clothes and then rip their jeans. God knows I had never done any of those things prior… yet for some reason, i never turned down a request. I eventually decided I wanted to start my own brand for more creative control, I wanted to take requests from myself this time.
SANYA LDN
ELIZABETH SANYA
WHY WILL 2021 BE YOUR YEAR?
Last summer i released a pre-launch video for my brand and the response to it was so crazy, i felt the love and support from everyone. I think nurturing my creativity from such a young age really allowed me to find my style. It was never about the money for me, i just really enjoyed what i was doing. 9-year-old Liz didn’t have a vision, but this time there is one which is why it's so different now.
SANYA LDN
ELIZABETH SANYA
What does 'nobody like us except us' mean to you?
There are so many creative people yet not everyone is creative. So for me, that phrase literally creates another reality. My head & the world. The fact I can literally imagine something and bring it to life is real-life magic to me.
“To destroy is to create” is the phrase/slogan i coined for my brand, and it's all about creating things that aren’t yet there or ‘destroying’ and taking apart pre-existing things to ‘create’ something better. There’s always better.
SANYA LDN
ELIZABETH SANYA
What's next up for you?
I've been in full-time education for as long as I can remember and 2021 is the year I finally finish? So best believe this year is really going to be all about me. Not about exams. Not about attendance.. just me. I plan on working on myself in every way possible. As i become better versions of myself, everything around me will sort itself out.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE STARTING OUT / THINKING ABOUT DOING SO?
Over planning or thinking is literally another form of procrastination. No amount of lessons can teach you more than 1 physical moment where you do it. So do it.
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