Everybody Wants To Be Us
Ben Gallaga
Fashion is full of lies.
For so long, humongous multi-national billion-pound corporations, who hijacked creatives, have dictated what we hold, put on our back and slip onto our feet.
But not anymore.
Kids from council estates, people daring to be different and those not even nearly qualified enough on paper, are the new judges of the fashion court.
But how did it change so radically?
Welcome to the home of fashion's realest stories.
Welcome to Everybody Wants To Be Us.
For so long, humongous multi-national billion-pound corporations, who hijacked creatives, have dictated what we hold, put on our back and slip onto our feet.
But not anymore.
Kids from council estates, people daring to be different and those not even nearly qualified enough on paper, are the new judges of the fashion court.
But how did it change so radically?
Welcome to the home of fashion's realest stories.
Welcome to Everybody Wants To Be Us.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Aug 12, 2024 • 1h 11min
How To Believe In Yourself: Noah Lyles - Fastest Man In The World and Olympic Gold Medalist
Join the 'us' community - https://k2oxbmv3.paperform.co/
Noah Lyles, grew up in a religious cult.
He was physically and emotionally bullied in school by girls and suffers with asthma.
But he’s just won the gold medal in the 100m sprint at the Paris olympics.
I first met Noah last year when he walked for Hugo Boss in their TechTopia Show with Gigi Hadid & Anthony Joshua. Since then I’ve seen him chill with Snoop Dogg, appear on Jimmy Fallon & be the main character in the new Netflix Series Sprint.
People call him, arrogant, obnoxious & overconfident - but I sat down with a man who’s guilty of only one thing. Having an unwavering belief in himself incomparable to anyone else I’ve ever met.
Noah has ADD, anxiety, depression, allergies, asthma yet allows none of this to stop him. What inspired me the most was none of his accomplishments but his ability, in a world of such judgment and comparison, to expressively and unapologetically be himself. He’s dismissive of his downfalls and refuses to see them as barriers. He’s unashamed of his emotions, therapy and dependance on his mum which only seems to make him stronger and more secure.
I’ve never met a super hero but Noah is the closest thing to what I imagine one to be like.
We talk about his love for fashion, his runway experience in Milan, his highest grossing Netflix documentary & so much more.
If belief in yourself is what you need, listen to Noah. His advice and energy is infectious.
