Serge Gakpé | Creativity needs structure too

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In this episode of INGENIOUS ISLANDERS, I sit down with Serge Gakpé - founder of UNFOLLOW WORLD - for a conversation on creativity, discipline, rebuilding, fashion identity and what it really takes to navigate the industry while staying original. What we discuss: - Who is Serge Gakpé - Building UNFOLLOW WORLD - Creativity vs Discipline - Closing the showroom & starting again - Learning fashion business the hard way - Instinct without structure - Staying original within the fashion industry - The pressure behind independent creation - Resilience & having the right people around you - Fashion identity & Cyprus - Where LIMFW realistically fits within the local fashion scene Powered by LIMFW ⏱ Timestamps: 00:09 Intro 01:47 Transitioning to fashion 02:30 Discipline vs Creativity 04:16 Applying football skills into building a brand 06:47 Entering the fashion industry 08:40 When instinct needs back up 11:50 Serge’s mother as the force behind the brand 14:12 An eye opening trip to China 15:55 Why shutting down the showroom and rebuilding didn’t feel like failure 19:44 The challenges of starting the brand in Cyprus and doing the auto-critics on what went wrong 23:16 Where LIMFW realistically fits within the local fashion scene 26:15 Was coming from football a privilege? 30:35 The new rules moving forward 32:13 How people in Cyprus react to the brand 37:08 Rebuilding the brand and how 42:02 The mental and emotional investment beyond the financial 45:05 Fashion is a competitive game too - Serge’s advice 47:55 The people you surround yourself with matter but at the end of the day “you have to have it inside you”. Serge | UNFOLLOW WORLD — Instagram: @s_gkp13 | @unfolloworld — TikTok: @Serge.G Christiana: — Instagram: @christiana_hadj Ingenious Islanders: — Instagram: @ingenious_islanders — TikTok: @ingenious.islanders Limassol Fashion Week: — YouTube: @LimassolFashionWeek — Instagram: @limassolfashionweek — TikTok: @limassolfashionweek