This month’s Beige magazine includes a six page editorial about Ada + Nik and my involvement with the Jean Paul Gaultier digital campaign. It was shot by Darren Black and styled by Kristine Kilty. The feature/interview, which is actually one of the most in depth pieces I’ve ever done is by the talented Will Ballantyne Reid. There’s an excerpt and video below, with a few shots, and the full feature and interview is available across the UK from this week.
Sitting in the Archer Street Bar in Soho with only a coffee and his phone, Thakkar is the very image of the 21st century Renaissance man – international, on-the-go and with the world at his fingertips. Thakkar thinks in a way that reflects his love of technology; his mind moves at an incredible speed, constantly buzzing with some new piece of information or idea, shifting gear and topic at a truly digital speed. At the age of 26, he has become a major player and poster boy in a digital revolution that has transformed the way the fashion industry operates. Having first entered into the public consciousness as the voice behind “pop-couture site” www.karlismyunkle.com, Thakkar speaks from experience when he explains that “people are now capable of doing whatever they want, whether it be from their mobile, from their living room or on their laptop… we’re all content creators.”