WHO DECIDES WAR

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1) Hi Ev, can you tell us about yourself in one or two sentences.

My full name is Everard Best and I go by Ev Bravado. I am the menswear director of Who Decides War, I am from New York City and I thrive to be a better person on a daily basis.

2) What made you start to get into fashion and create these insane pieces? 

I grew up in a tailor shop, my dad being a tailor. I wasn’t really into fashion until I got into High School and started to get ingrained within the streetwear/sneaker culture. This was in 07 and the culture has really exploded since then. I grew up when BBC and Bape were in their heyday and this sculpted my initial interest within the streetwear scene. I wanted to create something with the same impact. That was my goal since then. I just want to bring energy everywhere we go and have people have love for our product for how it makes them feel. Our clothes should make you feel confident. We just want to bring our childhood, upbringings, and heritage to every channel of creativity we take part in. 

3) What are some of the projects you’re the most proud of ?

I would say the projects I’m the most proud of are our 3rd collection, Spring Summer 21 entitled “A Still Small Voice”

4) What goes into your process when designing?

It has to start with a message. Everything starts with a meaning. Usually dealing with something that’s going on in my life or something I want to see happen within life in general. 

5) how did you meet with RTFKT ? What drew you to collaborate with them.

I’ve been interacting with Zaptio from RTFKT for a minute on Instagram. I was always interested in what they were doing in the virtual world. We are entering into a new frontier on the internet and they’re on the forefront of it. I wanted to bring our art into this world so I reached out to see if we could make it happen. 

6)What’s the creative process between you and the RTFKT team to make all these items  ?

Everything is digital and seamless. 

7) What words or combination of words would you use to describe your work.

I would describe my work as being Neo Americana Wear. 

8) What inspired the creative behind the pieces in the collection?

They are translations of our items from our SS21 collection, “A Still Small Voice”. The inspiration of this collection comes from 1 Kings 19.

9)What excites you about the NFT movement?

It’s a world where the creative gets to garner equity and ownership. Artists are in control of everything and there’s so much to be seen on this frontier. I believe this is just the start of a new way to create art, equity and what it means to have a digital footprint. 

10) Who are some of your favorite artists in the NFT space?

At the moment I really like what Jake Osmun is doing and I love the innovation that Rtfkt is bringing to the table, merging the fashion and digital world.