Eyona Ifashoni Ilizwi ElinoMyili Wemvelaphi Yee-Backpacks ze-NYC

Ilizwi ElinoMyili Wemvelaphi Yee-Backpacks ze-NYC

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Kutshanje, i Umjongi uthathe uhambo oluya kwi Indawo yokutshiza Igumbi lokubonisa lokudibana nomyili uDavid Ben-David, umyili ophambili ekuhlaziyweni kwengxowa okwenzeka ngoku kwihlabathi liphela. Xa uMnu.Ben-David waqala iSprayground kwiminyaka emine eyadlulayo, oobhaka babethathwa njengesixhobo nje emva kokucinga. Ukanti emva kokuthweswa isidanga sokuyilwa kwemizobo kwiSikolo soBugcisa beZinto eziBonwayo, wasungula iSprayground –igama elalisithi qatha kubugcisa besitrato apho aphuma khona. Oobhaka ekuqaleni bothuse ukusekwa kwefashoni kodwa bakhawuleziswa luluntu lwehip hop. Ngoku i-Walmart ithatha iphepha kuyilo. Uninzi lwentsebenziswano yabantu abadumileyo kamva (ngo-Okthobha, bazakukhupha umgca webhegi nomenzi wefilimu uSpike Lee), oobhaka kusenzima ukuba baphoswe: banesibindi, banzima kwizalathiso zenkcubeko ye-pop, kwaye aboyiki ukona. Akunjalo, kubonakala ngathi nguMnumzana Ben-David. UDavid Ben-David, umlawuli woyilo lweSprayground, kwigumbi lakhe lokubonisa. Emva kwakhe ziingxowa ezithile zeli xesha lonyaka. (Ifoto: Matt Mullen)



Ungumseki weSprayground. Yintoni enye oyenzayo?
Ndingumlawuli wokuyila. Umbono wendawo esiyisa kuyo le nqanawa. Ndiphatha imveliso. Ngokusisiseko, ngokubhekisele kwizimvo, konke kuhamba kum.

Sitshele ukuba i-Sprayground yaqala njani.
Ndiyakuthanda ukuhamba kunye neebhegi, ukusuka kwi-surfing ukuya kwi-skating xa ndiyinkwenkwana, ndandisoloko ndineengxowa. Kodwa bendihlala ndinengxowa emnyama, iyadika kwaye ivelise, kunjalo? Ke ngoko umbono weza kum: masilicoce esi sigaba. Uhlobo lokuthanda okwenziwe nguSwatch kumzi mveliso wokubukela. Okanye, njenge, yintoni eyenziwe nguSkullcandy kumzi mveliso weefowuni. Kwakukho ithuba apho. Ndisandula ukwenza ibhegi enye, i Malo igama lam ngu ibhegi, kuba ndandivela kuyo yonke indawo yobugcisa besitrato, apho eso sitikha siyimbonakalo yomhlaba wam. Ke ndiyibeke ebhegini kwaye yathengisa ngokukhawuleza kakhulu. Ke, shit, sinento!

Kwaye yintoni?
Ndandizikhathaza, kuba bendifana nokuba ndiza kuba yinto emangalisayo? Kwafuneka ndizicelomngeni. Ke ndize ne Izitokhwe zemali ibhegi, eyayilunge ngakumbi kune Malo igama lam ngu ibhegi kunye nawo wonke umntu – wonke umntu odumileyo, iimbaleki, imvumi-banxiba loo bhegi. Kwaye ukusukela ngoko sifumana ukubanjiswa okuninzi. Kwaye ngoku sithumela ezi ngxowa kumazwe angama-30. Ke kuyonwabisa kakhulu. Ukuba ucinga ngayo, ibhegi enye yatshintsha yonke imakethi yentengiso kwaye yenza oobhaka bapholile. ‘Isizathu sokuba abantu babedla ngokubabiza ngokuba‘ ziingxowa zangasemva ’ngokungathi yinto ethile emnandi. [ uyahleka ]

Kwavela phi ukukhuthazeka kwezinye zeengxowa zeempawu ezibonakalayo?
Ewe, iSpongebob kunye neNinja Turtles beza kuthi. Yintsebenziswano esemthethweni leyo. Ne Isipongebob inye, ndibaxelele ukuba ndiza kutyhala imida, ndiza kubeka umlomo kashark kuye. Kodwa oko kwakusele kugqithisile kubo. Ke loo bhegi kwafuneka ifumane imvume kumseki weSpongebob, eyayiyimveliso yabathengi yokuqala ukufumana ukuvunywa kwayo. Kwaye emva koko senze i IiNinja Turtes Kwaye ndiyafana, ndibeka izinyo legolide, kwaye bafana, David, akukho ndlela yokufumana izinyo legolide. Ke bendifana, Emva koko ndilibale, andiyenzi. Ewe, ngoku kukho izinyo legolide kwaye yenye yeengxowa ezithengisa kakhulu ngeli xesha lonyaka. Ukhethiweyo: I-Ice Cream Grillz, i-Great Escape, i-Sneak Attack Booty Shot, iigugu zexabiso.








Ngaba unengqondo yengqondo yabantu kwiingxowa zakho?
Kwaqala ngokwakha ngento endiyithandayo, kwaye ndisenza njalo nangoku. Ndicinga ukuba yile nto isebenza. Kunzima xa uqala ukukhangela kubemi abatsha, kwaye ufana, Kulungile, ndifuna ukuqala ukuyila kubo . Kuba emva koko uyalahleka. Iba yitshizi, kwaye ke abantu bayayiqaphela, ngathi, uzama kakhulu. Ukuba unamathela kwiindlela eziza kukuhlisa. Nokuba ndiyasilela, ndifuna ukuqhubeka nje ndenze nantoni na endiziva emathunjini am. Kodwa into endizakuyithetha kukuba ndihlala ndizama ukuyila abantu abancinci kunye nabantu abadala. Ke iingxowa zenyathelo ngalinye lobomi bomntu.

Uyasebenzisana noSpike Lee kulayini weebhegi. Kuza kubakho ntoni oko?
Ndiyathanda ukusebenza nabantu abahamba njengamanzi; apho i-organic nje. Kungenxa yokuba kunzima ukusebenza nabanye abantu abenza izinto ngobuchule. Azihambi kakuhle ngamanye amaxesha. NgoSpike, mncinci noko, kodwa unomoya wobutsha onjalo. Ke yile nto sigqibe ekubeni siyenze ngentsebenziswano: ubumnandi obunye, ibhegi enemibala ye-pop-y, ebonisa ubuntu bakhe, kunye ne-sleeker, ecocekileyo enxulumene nelizwe lakhe lokuyila.

Isikhuthaza njani iSixeko saseNew York? Inkcubeko yesixeko, abantu, ubugcisa basesitratweni, njl.
Ewe, ubugcisa besitalato, akukho nto apha. Akukho nto. Mhlawumbi rhoqo emva koko uza kubona ubugcisa besitrato. Kodwa ifile. Isixeko singwevu nje kwaye kumnyama. Ke ndijonge ebantwini: Ndiyayithanda indlela onokuhlala ngayo ekoneni naphina kwaye ubone ama-70,000 eentlobo ezahlukeneyo zabantu nezitayile. Kuyafana, endaweni yokuhamba, ungahlala apha kwaye ubone yonke into. Igcina imali eninzi.

Kutheni le nto ucinga ukuba oobhaka be-designer, Sprayground kunye nokunye, sele kuthandwa mva nje?
Ngoba? Ngenxa yokutshiza, yiyo loo nto! [ uyahleka ] NoGivenchy uphume neebhegi eziyiliweyo. Kuba, uyabona, ifashoni ephezulu kunye nokunxitywa kwesitalato, bayathetha omnye komnye. Kwaye nakwiimarike ezininzi-iWalmart, i-K-Mart-ezininzi iinkampani ziye zangqongqoza. Kodwa ngekhe uyivumele ikukhathaze. Uyazi nje ukuba wenza into elungileyo. Ndikulawulo lwehlabathi ngezi ngxowa.

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