CS: What sparked your desire to work as a group, rather than as individuals or as partnerships, both of which are the more common practice?

COMMON IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD
CHOICE IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD
GROUP IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD
INDIVIDUAL IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD

WE ARE FOUR INDIVIDUALS

TO BE MORE INDIVIDUAL
YOU NEED TO BE WITH PEOPLE
PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPLE
ARE THE LUCKIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD

EGO IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD

WE LOVE MIRRORS
LET ME BE YOUR MIRROR
WE CAN BE DISCOBALLS
JUST FOR ONE DAY
AS FOUREVER

CS:: Can you describe this working practice?

AS ONE
ALONE
AS FOUR
AS MORE

BEING WORKING DREAMING LIVING
TOGETHER

LOVING HATING
EACHOTHER

IT IS OUR DESIRE TO WORK AS A GROUP

LOVE IS A FOURLETTERWORD
HATE IS A FOURLETTERWORD

FOUR IS THE FOURLETTERWORD

CS: In your collections, there is a fascination with shape and form. Can you explain where your motivation comes for this?

SOME PEOPLE LIKE IT FROM THE FRONT
SOME PEOPLE LIKE IT FROM THE BACK
FORM FOLLOWS FRICTION
LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX BABY

WE DO NOT HAVE COLLECTIONS
WE COLLECT

HUMAN IS NOT A FOURLETTERWORD

WHO ARE WE
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM
FROM WHERE DID WE COME FROM
WELCOME TO FUTURE PLANET OF STYLE

MOTIVATION IS NOT A FOURLETTERWORD
FOUR IS A FOURLETTERWORD
MORE IS A FOURLETTERWORD
AS FOUREVER MORETIVATION

CS: You have been quoted as saying you vow not to be slaves to repetition or nostalgia, yet you share a silver studio reminiscent of Warhol's factory and your work has been likened to the forms created by Oskar Schlemer and Leigh Bowery. How do you avoid fashion's immensely strong cyclical nature?

WHO IS OSCAR SHLEMMER
WHERE IS LEE BOWERY
HELLO ANDY WARHOL

JUST BOYS
WHERE ARE THE GIRLS
FREDDY MERCURY
LIVE FOREVER

WE LOVE THEM ALL
THANK YOU

YOU ARE ALL OUR FRIENDS
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
THANK YOU

WE ARE AS FOUR
WE ARE ADi ANGE K.A.i. GABi

EVERYTHING WAS THERE
EVERYTHING WILL ALWAYS BE THERE
IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME
IT IS ALWAYS DIFFERENT
EVERYBODY SAME DIFFERENT EVERYBODY

WELCOME TO FUTURE PLANET OF STYLE

CS: What then are your sources of inspiration and how do you compile your ideas?

US YOU THEM WHEN
MOODS FEELINGS CIRCUMSTANCES IDEAS
WE DO NOT COMPILE OUR IDEAS
OUR IDEAS COMPILE US

LIFE IS A FOURLETTERWORD

CS: You have stated that you like neither art nor fashion. What is it about these two categories or worlds that you find disagreeable, and how do feel you can elude categorisation, where others tow the line?

WE ARE ALIVE
WE CREATE BEAUTY

SOME PEOPLE CALL IT FASHION
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT ART
WE LOVE FASHION
WE LOVE ART

WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND FASHION
WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND ART
WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND DEFINITIONS
WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND RULES

WE LOVE TO CREATE
WE LOVE TO BE LOVED
WE LOVE TO BE
WE LOVE TO LOVE

CS: What do you think you are doing differently?

WE DO

WE ARE AS FOUR

WE ARE GABI
WE ARE ANGELA
WE ARE ADI
WE ARE KAI

WORDS DON T COME EASY TO US HOW CAN WE FIND A WAY TO MAKE YOU SEE
WORDS DON T COME EASY

WE WANT TO GIVE MORE

OUR CLOTHING WOULD LOOK VERY GOOD
ON YOU
ON OUR PARENTS
ON OUR TEACHERS
ON TROOPS

IN ANY SPACE

WELCOME TO FUTURE PLANET OF STYLE

CS: Are there other fashion designers that you rate highly?

WE LOVE THEM ALL

CS: You are from four very distinct parts of the world and you now live and work in New York, in the same studio. Is there something about the culture and attitude of New York that makes it the most sympathetic environment for you and your work?

NEW YORK
WE LOVE
NEW YORK LOVES US FOUR

ITS UP TO YOU NEW YORK

NEW YORK

ITS MAGIC
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC

CS: You have expressed an interest in controlling all areas of the presentation of your work because with the skills of your team you can design, style, and art direct. With this in mind, where do you best like to see your clothing and accessories - on the catwalk, in a magazine or on the street?

WE LOVE THE SHOW
ON US
ON YOU
ON SHOWSTUDIO.COM
EVERYWHERE
WITH YOU