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Jake Messer, the creator of Bound, Unik Clothing, Disco Only and MORE joined us on the latest episode of Aveste Origins, the podcast where we interview entrepreneurs and creators to hear their origin stories.

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Jake Messer

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You all enjoyed our first podcast with Alexei Hamblin that we had to run it back for Round 2, this time for Aveste Origins Podcast Number 9. Alexei is the owner of the clothing label River God, he's also a podcaster, designer and content creator.

He is a student of the fashion game and gave us some insights on what it takes to grow and build a brand in 2023.

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Jacob Umaga joins us on Aveste Origins and tells us how he manages to balance running his clothing brand Composure Club while playing professional rugby in Italy.

You can shop Composure Club on Aveste here: bit.ly/avestecc

The brown tee Jacob was wearing: bit.ly/avesteccbt

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In the show we discuss:

- Jacob's move to Italian side Benetton from Wasps

- Moving away from home and friends back in the UK

- How he recovered from a serious knee injury

- How Jacob started his own streetwear brand from scratch with no knowedge of the industry

- How much time pro players really spend in the gym

- Jacob's biggest one rep max experience

- Why Jake loves Represent so much...

- Did Jacob feel pressure to succeed from his family

- Do rugby players have to have a back up plan

- What a transfer saga is like for a pro player

- What was it like representing England

- Head injuries and concussions in rugby and what how sport will have to change in an era of increased brain injury data

- Some tropes of rugby players

Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobumaga/

Composure Club Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/composure.club/

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In this episode of the Aveste Origins Podcast, we spoke to streetwear creator, Brandon Bonds. Brandon has over 20,000 followers on TikTok and taught us a huge amount about what's coming up in fashion trends this year.

In the show, we talked about:

- 3 Key Trends for 2023

- What makes a brand popular?

- How Brandon created his own streetwear collection called SIL

- How to find the latest streetwear trends

- Is it worth studying fashion at college?

- What's going on with Y2K?

- How did North Face go from an outdoor brand to a household fashion name?

- Are social media fashion gurus inventing looks just for views?

- Is Ed Hardy Coming back?

- If you want to make money on vintage clothes, what should you be investing in right now?

- What the hell is blokecore?

- Balenciaga are in serious trouble

Aveste Website: https://bit.ly/AvesteOrigins1

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avesteapparel/

Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avesteapparel

Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvesteApparel

Brandon's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@imseeingghosts

Brandon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imseeingghosts/?hl=en

SIL Clothing: https://silclothing.com/

Shop The Latest Streetwear Drops On Aveste: https://www.aveste.co.uk/all/c/13

Watch the Full Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AbMrRLdaq1I

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/aveste-origins/id1644994726

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aWLkLVpLlK4A7JqX31egz?si=4e3c7843495e466e

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In this Episode of the Aveste Origins Podcast we chatted with streetwear founder, designer and creator Alexei Hamblin. Alexei created the fashion brand River God when he was 17 and has gone on to grow the brand and garner the attention of over 25,000 followers on his TikTok as well as massive high street retailers like Selfridges.

Alexei is only 20 years old and yet has incredible insights on the fashion industry. This is one podcast episode you're not going to want to miss!

In the show, we talked about:

- Step by Step Guide on How To Create Viral TikToks and Reels

- How Alexei created his own Streetwear Brand River God from Scratch

- How he became a fashion designer at 15 and has created graphics for over 500 brands

- How to pivot in business and maximise profit in a small business

- Bootstrapping a streetwear brand

- Alexei's new music label and why it's different

- Should you go to university from a student, entrepreneur perspective

- The best books to read if you want to start your own company

- Alexei's brand investment strategy and why he wants to own the brand completely

- Is money fulfilling?

- What is River God, why Alexei is moving manufacturing to the UK only. How he creates luxury items.

- Sustainability isn't a USP any more

- The goal to get stocked in Selfridges, does it matter to be in a high-end store?

Aveste Website: https://bit.ly/AvesteOrigins1

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avesteapparel/

Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avesteapparel

Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvesteApparel

Alexei's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexeihamblin?lang=en

Alexei's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexeihamblin/

River God's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rvgd.clo/

Shop River God On Aveste: https://www.aveste.co.uk/all/c/13?brand=River+God

Alexei's Patch Hoodie: https://www.aveste.co.uk/river-god-0301-black-switch-patch-hoodie/p/2529

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In this episode of Aveste Origins, we sit down with Sarah Akwisombe, serial Entrepeneur, Sunday Times Best Selling Author, Streetwear Designer, Owner of the brand Not That Deep Clothing.

We talked about:

How Web 3 could change streetwear forever

What is Not That Deep, and why did Sarah create the brand

The dopamine hit of social media

How to deal with anxiety

Is Sarah nihilistic?

Hypnosis

Meditation

How Sarah is learning Korean

Spirituality

The purpose of NFTs

Aveste Website: https://bit.ly/AvesteOrigins1

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avesteapparel/

Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avesteapparel

Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvesteApparel

Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahakwisombe/

Not That Deep Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notthatdeepstore/

Shop Not That Deep On Aveste: https://www.aveste.co.uk/all/c/13?brand=Not+That+Deep

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In this episode of Aveste Origins, we talk to Billy Storey, a master creator of Instagram reels.

We talked about:

How Call Of Duty can get you a job

Is Glastonbury worth it?

How to start creating Instagram content

What's going on with reels?

Using AI as a creative

How brands should create content with influencers

Aveste Website: https://bit.ly/AvesteOrigins1

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avesteapparel/

Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avesteapparel

Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvesteApparel

Billy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billy_storey/

Billy's Sweatshirt: https://www.aveste.co.uk/not-that-deep-its-not-that-deep-embroidered-sweatshirt-purple/p/11078

Not That Deep: https://www.aveste.co.uk/all/c/13?brand=Not+That+Deep

Aveste New In: https://www.aveste.co.uk/all/c/13

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We're joined by Thomas Jeavons, the creator of Solace Clothing to discuss his journey into and out of fast fashion.

We discuss:

How he created his own clothing business

What his advice is to anyone trying to start their own business

How he produces some of the best shoot photography we've ever seen

The joy of wearing women's clothes

The inspiration behind the Solace brand

How he's upskilled himself to perform all the roles in a small company

This is one you definitely don't want to miss. Make sure you check out Solace's full collection on Aveste!

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Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avesteapparel/

Our TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@avesteapparel

Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvesteApparel

Solace's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solace.clo/

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