PEOPLE WHO HAVE MY BACK
Someone needs to explain to me, why we value self-sufficiency so highly, when nothing can be achieved without the helping hands of loving friends and partners. Here is a tribute to the people who have my back, at least a few of them. More is to come, sometime soon.
SILVIA ROOSEN and her daughter CARLOTTA ROOSEN
I met Silvia a few years ago on the team of SUZUSAN, my friend HIROYUKI MURASE’s brand.
He should be pictured here, too and I’ll get him in front of the camera one of these days.
Since last year Silvia has opened up her portfolio and is now a free atom in the German speaking market, supporting me in my ventures there. She wears her own oversized ADAM.
Carlotta finances her education in business administration with modelling jobs. Over the last two years she has animated my virtual showroom with her radiant natural beauty. Up here she wears her own ENID and further down the reversible jacket AARON with assorted bearhunter ZORAN.
This last season Carlotta was an intern in my company and helped me set up an invoicing system and a few other administrative tricks to accommodate the increasing growth.
It is a delight to have these two equally smart and beautiful women on my team. Silvia and Carlotta wear SUPERADAM; mine is DORIAN BIS, the longer version and assorted hat ZACHARY.
COLLIN OBOMALAYAT
When I need to set up my showroom videos, this strikingly handsome man who I’ve had the privilege to call a friend for nearly 20 years, always lends me a hand. For him this task is as banal as it is for me to mend a hole in your pocket, and yet it’s done with love all the same.
Collin is a documentary film maker and an impressive theater actor too.
During the shooting I ask about the play he’s working on. His beautiful hands fly up into the air and he starts reciting. It is a joy to behold, a gift, a blessing.
In order of appearance Collin wears CRONOS, HIMLIKO, DORIAN and MR. BEAT.
VIVICA BREE
Vivica is the co-founder of PB0110.
As “Head of Possibilities” she has been at the helm of this organization for years while raising two amazing kids with her husband Philipp.
Today Vivica strides out as an Entrepreneurial Mindset Coach to bring her keen eye for strategy, structure and efficiency to other founders. I’m among the lucky first to thrive under her critical and benevolent gaze.
We both wear CYRIL, further down Vivica wears SUPERADAM
This last image in lieu of a portrait of someone who also needs to be mentioned here:
PHILIPP BREE is the maker of the only brand of handbags I’ve worn since it’s creation in 2012. Go to Philipp’s blog BELOVED OBJECTS and you’ll know why I appreciate him so much.
I call Philipp my first business angel. He shares his experience with generosity and has often helped yours truly in very concrete ways.
All portraits by JEREMY STIGTER.
THANK YOU ALL!