I won the Most Fashionable Student so after
school I decided to take it seriously. I started
styling myself – others and soon celebrities. I
have styled the likes of Wizkid, Stonebwoy and
Sarkodie. At this point, I have been putting
brands together to style them so I figured I can do
this with my own brand and that’s where the
magic started” – Kulaperry. FNM has
collaborated with a number of personalities
including Stonebwoy and Medikal. I asked him
about his recent partnership with How Much Is
Your Too Much hit maker, Medikal; “Medikal
and I are very good friends. We talked about
the possibility of working together so he
reached out to me and asked if we can
collaborate and do something for his upcoming
EP. For me as an artist and business minded
person, I found it be an interesting preposition.
So I got the designs ready and pushed them to
him. He was excited and that’s how we made it
happen.”
Colossium: Do we have a fashion industry
in Ghana?
Kulaperry: No, we don’t have a
fashion industry in Ghana.
What we have here is an
open field where
everyone is basically
doing his own thing. I
have mad respect for
most of the designers
out there. Everyone is
doing his best, making
a name for himself and
making the continent
proud.
CL:
What is the Fear No Man brand?
KP: As I explained earlier, Fear No Man is a
movement. So unless you align to the
movement, the brand will not appeal to you. It’s
not a brand that forces itself on people – if it
appeals to you, you will buy it and you will
enjoy wearing it.
CL: What do you think about urban
culture in Ghana?
KP: Do we even have one in Ghana? Hahaha
what we are doing here is what we see done
elsewhere in America and Europe which we
blend into our social fabric. In that sense, then I
would say we have an urban culture.
CL: Whiles in the car, I noticed how you
related with the street kids. They even
called you by your name.
KP: Yeah, they’re my family. They’re the
reason why I’m here. Matter of fact and this is
an exclusive for Colossium magazine. In the
coming future, everything Fear No Man will be
produced by these kids. I will train and employ
them. I have much love for these kids; I
probably shouldn’t be saying it.
CL: What do you think about
how Ghanaians respond to
local brands – especially
growing and promising
ones?
KP: To be honest I don’t look
at the Ghanaian market. If
you look at the Ghanaian
people you will always
be disappointed. We
are very funny
people.