SHENTONISTA

"I believe that there’s a sun that will rise tomorrow, and that the moon will shine this evening for sure. These are things that I believe because I see and experience them.”

“I grew up playing a bunch of musical instruments, and then grew to love hardgroove and techno. But it’s only been a little over a year since I started DJing!”

“I started incorporating frameless glasses into my outfits recently. People tell me that I look like a lao ah pek (old uncle) in them, but I personally think they’re pretty cool!”

“When artists are put on a pedestal, they feel less human. So hearing stories about how buyers have befriended them really humanises these well-known artists.”

“I started making accessories in 2021 to pass time, but I realised that I could make money from it. Slowly, I started to develop my own style and began selling my stuff online.”

“I think people mistake the word streetwear as just an aesthetic, but I think it's is defined by the people that are in the streets—the kids out there expressing themselves.”

“Outside of school and playing in a band, I love to just sit in a park and stone or eat a sandwich. My favourite parks to visit are the Jurong Lake Gardens and Bishan Park.”

“My first tattoo was impromptu. My friends just asked “Anybody want to get a tattoo?”, and we found a shop on Google, came up with an idea of what we wanted, and did it!”

“It's okay to keep making mistakes. The day you’ll be free of your mental woes is when you forgive yourself for the mistakes that you made when you didn’t know any better.”

“My wife and I are expecting our first child very soon. We’re still pretty young, so we just want to keep our youth as parents. We don’t want to be like “Ugh, we’re parents”.”

“I used to buy and collect sneakers, but when I had enough of that, I sold all of them and started buying staple pieces and started growing my fashion collection.”

“I met my boyfriend in the ocean in Krabi. I spent two days with him, and we went into a long-distance relationship right after.”