FvF 专访《Inventory》主编 Ryan Willms - 谈论时尚、设计与生活

作为《Inventory》杂志的 CEO 兼主编，Ryan Willms 对于传播信息和传承文化一向有著自己独到的见解。在信息大爆炸的时代，一个成功的媒体人不仅要让自己在每天接踵而至的信息、邮件和各路消息中气定神怡，更要选精髓去糟粕，再加以最鲜美的形式呈现给读者。《Inventory》杂志便是 Ryan 对于这一切的最好诠释。他让读者和时尚之间有了比单纯消费更有意思的互动，让品牌文化和产品信息有了一个诠释自我的小舞台。而 FvF 与 Ryan 的谈话更比这有意思得多，它发生在 Ryan 位于 Mt. Pleasant 的公寓，开始于一杯绿色的特调果汁。下面我们为大家带来是次访谈的节选部分，完整内容请点击这里查看。

Where did you grow up and what is it that brought you to Vancouver?
I grew up in Victoria, which is on a fairly large island just off the west coast of British Columbia. After finishing high school, some traveling and a little bit of college, I moved to Vancouver to take a graphic design course and pursue my online magazine at the time. Vancouver was always the natural move from Victoria, offering more of everything from fashion to arts to opportunity.

How did you develop an interest in fashion and design and who has influenced you the most in this regard?
I was interested in clothing from quite a young age, not really considering it as fashion. It was something that first caught my attention through sports and music. Growing up playing basketball, baseball and football, I was always interested in the products from a performance standpoint, but also very much the style and design. I would look forward to new seasons to see what new shoes Michael Jordan would release as well as Allen Iverson after him. My parents were also supportive and helped to expose me to a lot of fashion and design by traveling when I was young. Going to New York, London, Paris and Italy, definitely played a role in my awareness and idea of style, although it was probably more subconscious at the time.

Were there any designers you were initially drawn to once you were exposed to this world?
It’s always been an evolution, but Nike was there from the start, and still is. I also have pretty strong memories of being in London and Italy on those trips when I would have been around 12 or 13, and visiting Armani and Versace stores. I never really got into either of those labels, but going into those retail environments in Europe definitely made an impact on me.