Technology
has grown so much in the last 20 years.
Just looking into entertainment, leaving your house is not the only
option to watch a new movie. We can now
stream, download and view movies just with a click of our phones. We can also shop, interact with people and
work while sitting in our pajama’s at home.
With all these new apps, where does the future lay for the younger
generations when it comes to finding a job, or a career? With people becoming famous just from
YouTube, Instagram, or Tumbler it’s easy to get your foot out the door.
EssKay Ji is a fashion blogger
who does most of her work from her Tumbler page, Instagram, and recently
YouTube. EssKay Ji is a fashion
inspiration. With her Hip-Hop influence to her fashion, her style is very unique. Just like any other fashion blogger EssKay Ji
started blogging because her outfits stood out.
I had the honor to interview Sandy Gill better known as EssKay Ji. When I asked how she started in the industry
she responded; “Basically for the longest time I was always the friend who would
attend events dressed to the nines wearing the most ridiculous outfit, and my
friends would always tell me to start taking pictures of my outfits and start
posting them online on a blog and writing about them and how I put them
together. I slowly became addicted and started being consistent with blogging
my outfits and the hustle started to get noticed! That's all!” Personally following her on her Instagram and
Tumbler page regularly, I was curious to find out how it would have been for
EssKay Ji if there weren’t any technology. “I don't think I would exist if there was no
technology. I certainly think that new age technology has helped me and is the
reason why my art is easily accessible to everyone. I am only doing it because
I have an outlet to push my art through,” she says.
EssKay Ji is a stylist who has styled artist such as Superwomen
who is known for her hilarious videos on YouTube, and Humble the Poet who is an
amazing local rap artist. With their highly
watched new music video ‘Leh’ EssKay Ji was the great stylist behind the
scenes. When asked how she felt when
styling Humble the Poet and Superwomen when their styles are very different as
her own, she replied; “Styling both Lilly and Humble has been so wonderful, not
only because they are such amazing individuals to be around but also because
they both allow me full creative control when I style them. They are both so
open to trying new things and always make everything look so good. Both of them
have also been huge influences behind Esskayji and have helped me get to where
I am today.” The proof is in the video;
EssKay Ji definitely knows what she is doing when it comes to fashion.
The story doesn’t end there, not only is EssKay Ji an amazing
stylist she is also a model and a designer of scarves/head wraps, and
t-shirts. With her funky patterns and bright
colours we can insure that these head wraps will be displayed all over
Toronto. Her newly designed shirts
display the names of all the influential hip-hop artists of all time, from DJ
Kool Herc to Eminem. We can catch up on
all her new items of clothing from posts on her Tumbler and Instagram
page. “In the next five years, I see
myself with an established and developed clothing line, still blogging and
hopefully styling more clients!” With
all her great responses to my questions it was really easy to see who EssKay Ji
really is. She is very confident in who
she is, and where she would like to take her career; and I did not need to sit
down to talk to her to figure this one out.
With the amount of effort she puts into her Social Media, we can see her
personality seep through her clothes.
What’s next for EssKay Ji “You can definitely look out for
more head wraps and t-shirt designs! Excited to share those with you all this
year! And of course keep checking www.esskayji.com for updates, blogs,
videos and everything else!” With her
blaring personality seeping through her art in fashion, we can insure that
EssKay Ji will not be a stranger in Toronto.
I cannot wait to see what she comes out with next and where this new
technology driven fashion world takes her.
Instagram: thesandylion
YouTube: www.youtube.com/esskayji
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