Colossium Magazine June Issue_2019 | Page 52

fear no man is something i created to express myself Ghanaians. I set out to meet and have a chat with this enterprising individual to find out more about him, his journey, his inspirations and Fear No Man. I’m thinking of a number of questions to ask him. It’s not every day I get to do interviews like this so it has to be how I want it – interesting, informative and inspiring. One question keeps popping up – which I really want to ask him; ‘Why the name Fear No Man?’ Sitting in his chair with his eyes locked on the screen of his cell phone he responded “Fear No Man is a move movement. It is something spiritual and requires individuals with high spiritual sense to understand what the brand stands for. Fear No Man stands for a lot of things. The Man in the phrase is a metaphor for anything that embodies the nature of man. Man represents many things – opportunities & failures – standing block and what have you; essentially Fear No Man means don’t be afraid of anything be it failures, standing blocks, danger and so on. What we ought to fear as human beings is God and nothing else. Being a spiritual person and someone who connects to divinity through humanity, I couldn’t think of a much better name”. Urban fashion is certainly not a new culture. There are several urban fashion brands out there on the global market; Off-White – Dope –Supreme – Vans and a lot more. So having a Ghanaian brand competing with the best in the industry seems exciting. Inside his studio where we are having our conversation, I thought to myself ‘this guy is an art scientist’. Everything in this square space summarizes up the nature and personality of Kulaperry. The interior is everything art and urban culture. Hanging on the walls are paintings which he did himself, relics of urban culture – helmets – skateboard – masks- bats – let me end it here. Now I’m inspired to get this interview rolling. How did it all start? “I will say my dad got me started on this journey. Growing up he will buy luxury brands and items for me. I grew up knowing what style is. During my days at Achimota High, 28 | Colossium . March 2019