Halle: Hey, how's it going? I really appreciate you taking the time out to have this interview for HOME OF THE AMBITIONST. Seen a couple of your photographs expressing your glorious, vintage, sense of fashion, and they are truly amazing. Why don't you divas let us know who's NYané & Mpho?
NYané & Mpho: We are twins, Mpho (dark long hair) and NYane (short light hair). Mpho being the oldest by 2 minutes. We are 17 years old, soon to be 18 in March. We're South African but we were born in Middlesborough. We also lived in Wales for 6 years before we moved to Southampton where we now live.
Halle: How would you describe your sense of fashion and taste in music? Tell us, how does the two connect?
NYané & Mpho: Our fashion sense is mainly influenced by the different music we listen to. I (Mpho) am into indie/folk/alternative music with artists such as Angus and Julia Stone, Foster The People and Washed Out. NYane's into 80's/90's music with artists like Grace Jones, Madonna and Janet Jackson. This then impacts on the way we dress, as it sort of sets the mood we're in, therefore we just dress accordingly to how we feel at the time.
Halle: Although you two are twins, I would like my viewers to know how you two are different, as well as very similar.
NYané & Mpho: We have been interested in fashion from a very young age as we would customize our clothing and all sorts, so we thought designing would be the right path for us. We study textiles in college so this helps enhance our creativity. Though our tastes are very different NYane being into more grunge/leather fabrics and I'm into more softer colors we just sort of meet halfway and merge our ideas together.
Halle: As far as a collaboration for selling your vintage pieces, How did everything come about?
NYané & Mpho: The idea of selling vintage pieces came about as a number of people on tumblr kept asking where we got our clothes from. So we thought we'd do a bit of market research to see what type of pieces people would be interested in buying, then we'd purchase them from our local thrift stores and sell them.
Halle: You girls are true ambitionist! :) What are the goals and ambitions for 2012?
NYané & Mpho: Our ambitions for 2012 would be to pursue careers in fashion and just hopefully get ourselves out there in the industry, and focus on our creativity.
Halle: That's great! Well keep doing what your doing. I'm sure great blessings will come your way. Appreciate the love and will be looking forward to more of your success throughout this new year! :)
NYané & Mpho: We have been interested in fashion from a very young age as we would customize our clothing and all sorts, so we thought designing would be the right path for us. We study textiles in college so this helps enhance our creativity. Though our tastes are very different NYane being into more grunge/leather fabrics and I'm into more softer colors we just sort of meet halfway and merge our ideas together.
Halle: As far as a collaboration for selling your vintage pieces, How did everything come about?
NYané & Mpho: The idea of selling vintage pieces came about as a number of people on tumblr kept asking where we got our clothes from. So we thought we'd do a bit of market research to see what type of pieces people would be interested in buying, then we'd purchase them from our local thrift stores and sell them.
Halle: You girls are true ambitionist! :) What are the goals and ambitions for 2012?
NYané & Mpho: Our ambitions for 2012 would be to pursue careers in fashion and just hopefully get ourselves out there in the industry, and focus on our creativity.
Halle: That's great! Well keep doing what your doing. I'm sure great blessings will come your way. Appreciate the love and will be looking forward to more of your success throughout this new year! :)
