FASHION
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Issue 53 / 2013
designer of
Golden child
Fusing music, fashion, art & technology, their motto states "Music and fashion go
hand in hand". This innovative and creative fashion brand goes beyond your average tee or snapback and pushes the boundaries to bring us something fresh and
new.
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Firstly, can you tell us a little bit about the
history behind GOLDEN CHILD? How did it
all kick off for you?
I worked for many years in the music industry for
SONY BMG UK promoting artists such as Alicia
Keys, Usher, Pink, Maroon 5, Kings of Leon, Chris
Brown and Kasabian. I decided I needed a change
and jumped into the fashion game, distributing
American labels such as Two In The Shirt, E.N.C
and Hard 8 in the UK and internationally. In November 2012, with many years of experience in promotions, marketing, sales, product development and
teaming up with partners who are business assassins under my belt, I decided it was time to bring to
the world my own brand, GOLDEN CHILD.
What is the inspiration and philosophy behind the brand?
I wanted to share with the world the things I love
most; music, fashion, art and technology. GOLDEN
CHILD is a lifestyle brand for the smartphone generation, with our main philosophy being, MUSIC &
FASHION GO HAND IN HAND.
members Tom & Serge both gave me the nickname
Golden Child as they swore I looked like the little
bald headed Asian kid in the Eddie Murphy movie!
You have had artists like Emeli Sande, Dixon
Brothers and Jay Sean rocking your stuff as
well as professional athletes from the NFL.
How do you feel when you see such people
supporting your passion?
I still have to pinch myself as I get really excited seeing anybody wearing my products. It's a really nice
feeling to have someone who is well respected in
their field telling me they love my brand. All I want
to do is bring products to the world that people will
enjoy wearing as much as I do.
You fuse music, fashion, art & technology together; do you have a personal favourite out
of these?
To be honest I love them all equally and don't think
I could live without any of them in my life. I was born
and raised in South London, but I'm a typical Filipino
so music is in my blood as I was singing and dancing from a young age. As a kid I was obssessed
Why the name GOLDEN CHILD?
with MARVEL and DC Comic books so I was alI used to promote the band Kasabian and band ways painting and drawing the Hulk, Superman and