Namuhla Imodeli Ephambili UDavid Gandy Uhlanganisa Iminyaka Engama-40 futhi sinohlelo olusha lwemfashini oluvela ku-Elle Russia February 2021.
Lo mlingisi waseBrithani, owaduma kakhulu ngenxa yomkhankaso kaDolce & Gabbana we-Light Blue, sithole ukuthi uziqeqesha kanjani nokuthi wenzani ukuze ahlale esesimweni esihle njengoba engakwazi ukuhamba ekhaya.
Ubuye achaze izimfihlo zesitayela sakhe nokuthi angahlala kanjani eshaya into ehlosiwe ngokubukeka kwakhe. Uyasitshela: “Kuwudumo ukuba ohlwini lwabagqoke kahle kakhulu, kodwa ukucabanga ngengubo yami elandelayo akuyona into ebusa ukuphila kwami ngokuqinisekile.”
Njengereferensi yesitayela yaso sonke isizukulwane samadoda, imodeli yesiNgisi (Billericay, Essex) ivele emakhasini ethu ngentokozo ethile.
Kodwa-ke, le ngxoxo noDavid Gandy ikhethekile ngenxa yezizathu ezimbili. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, usinika yona ngemva nje kokugubha usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lwama-40, isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokubheka emuva futhi sicabange ngeqhaza lakhe emhlabeni wemfashini. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, sikwenza ngaphansi kwezimo ezikhetheke kakhulu ngenxa yokuvalelwa, okukunikeza ama-nuances angakaze abonwe kuze kube manje.
Sithole kuwebhu inhlolokhono yango-2020 ye-GQ.com futhi singathanda ukwabelana ngayo nayo.
GQ: Ngenkathi ushutha umkhankaso we-Light Blue bekuwuhlobo lwenguquko. Umphakathi ubungajwayele ukubona ubudoda obungaka esikhangisweni. Uwukhumbula kanjani umthelela womkhankaso futhi ube namuphi umphumela emsebenzini wakho nempilo yakho?
UDAVIDE GANDY: Umthelela waba khona manjalo futhi umangalisa. Lolu hlobo lokukhangisa lwalusetshenziswe kakhulu kuma-80s kanye nama-90s. Ngenkathi i-Light Blue iphuma iningi lemikhiqizo lalicatshangelwa abafana abancane nabancane kakhulu, kodwa umkhankaso we-Light Blue waphendula amatafula futhi wathwebula imibono yabantu, futhi wayishintsha ngempela impilo yami. Siqhubekile nokudubula imikhankaso eminingi eyimpumelelo kusukela lapho. Ngizizwa nginenhlanhla enkulu ngokuba yingxenye yeqembu kanye nenqubo yokudala. Besingakwazi ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa nakanjani sizuze okuthile okumangalisayo. Kokubili iphunga kanye nomkhankaso kuyaqhubeka nokuba yimpumelelo enkulu futhi abantu basazithanda izikhangiso, bebonisa amandla amangalisayo okudala nokukhangisa, into okufanele mhlawumbe inakwe amabhrendi manje njengoba abaningi bexakwe kakhulu yinkundla yezokuxhumana kanye nabanamandla. Ngithembeke kakhulu kuDomenico noStefano, njengoba bengingeke ngibe kulesi simo engikuso namuhla ngaphandle kwabo. Ngisanda kwenza umkhankaso wezingubo zamehlo ze-Dolce & Gabbana, futhi bengisemgqeni ongaphambili wombukiso wabesifazane baseMilan kule sizini ukuze ngisekele abaklami.
GQ: Ngandlela thize ube wuphawu locansi ngenxa yalowo mkhankaso. Ucabanga ukuthi yashintsha indlela amadoda ayebukwa ngayo kwezokukhangisa?
DG: Njengoba bengisho, ngicabanga ukuthi lokho bekusetshenziswe kakhulu emashumini eminyaka edlule, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi i-Light Blue ilethe lolo hlobo lokukhangisa kubabukeli abasha.
GQ: Abantu abaningi bayazibuza ukuthi uwuthole kanjani lo mzimba ovela esikhangisweni. Ungasitshela ukuthi yayinjani indlela yakho yokufaneleka ngaleso sikhathi?
DG: Bengisafunda ukuqeqesha ngo-2006 futhi impela sengikwazi okuningi ngakho manje. Uma ngibheka emuva kulowo mkhankaso akunginiki isithombe sokuthi wayesesimweni esihle kakhulu, ngisebenze kanzima kakhulu kusukela lapho ukuze ngithole umzimba engiziqhenya ngawo.
GQ: Ishintshe kanjani indlela yakho yokuqeqesha? Ungakwazi yini ukuchaza ukuthi kunjani namuhla?
DG: Ngiziqeqesha ngisebenzisa isisindo somzimba wami kanye nezisindo ezimaphakathi. Ngangihlale ngicabanga ukuthi ukuphakamisa izinsimbi eziningi kwakuyisihluthulelo sokuthola umzimba onemisipha, kodwa akunjalo. Ngiziqeqeshela ejimini izikhathi ezinhlanu ngesonto cishe ihora, ngisho nangaphezulu uma ngiqeqeshelwa umkhankaso noma iphrojekthi ethile.
GQ: Ukwazi kanjani ukuqeqesha kulesi simo esikuso?
DG: Lesi sikhathi sichitha eYorkshire, enyakatho yeNgilandi, sizungezwe izindawo zasemaphandleni ezinhle kakhulu kanye nemizila yokuhamba ngezinyawo emangalisayo. Sinenja yethu u-Dora lapha futhi sinakekela nezinye izinja ezimbili zokuhlenga. Ngikhipha izinja kwenye yeziqongo ezizungezile, okuwukuzilolonga okuhle kwe-cardio. Nami ngisebenza kakhulu engadini nasemhlabeni. Ngokusobala, angikwazi ukuya ejimini futhi anginazo izinto ezidingekayo lapha, ngakho-ke angiziqeqeshe kanzima njengoba ngijwayele ukwenza. Kodwa-ke, kulungile ukuphumula umzimba wakho kancane futhi, ngomsebenzi engiwenzayo, cishe ngishisa amakholori angu-4,000 ngosuku noma kunjalo.
GQ: Izingubo zabesilisa seziguquke kakhulu kusukela waqala ukusebenza. Ingabe ukuthanda kwakho sekushintshile?
DG: Ngicabanga ukuthi isitayela sami sashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ngibe nenhlanhla yokusebenza nabadali abakhulu nabaklami emhlabeni wemfashini, ngakho ngifunde okuningi. Angikholelwa kakhulu, nokho, ekulandeleni izitayela. Ngigqoka amasudi nezinye izingcezu zekhabethe lami elineminyaka eyishumi ubudala. Angithengi imfashini esheshayo noma izingcezu ezingabalulekile futhi ngikholelwa ekusimameni kwezingubo. Ngakho-ke, izingubo engizithengayo zisezingeni eliphezulu nezicucu eziyisisekelo engizozigqoka iminyaka.
GQ: Ucabanga ukuthi indoda kufanele igqoke ngokweminyaka yayo noma leso simiso asisasebenzi?
DG: Ngicabanga ukuthi owesilisa kufanele agqoke ngendlela ehambisana nomzimba wakhe, okumenza azizwe esesitayeleni futhi okumenza azethembe. Ngiyathanda ukubona ukuthinta komuntu ngamunye ekukhetheni kwesitayela sowesilisa. Siphila ezikhathini lapho ukugqoka okuncane okungahlelekile kuwumkhuba, ngakho-ke kunamadoda amaningi agqoke amateki ajwayelekile, ama-sweatshirts noma amabhulukwe, futhi lokhu ngezinye izikhathi kunganikeza umbono wokuthi bazama ukugqoka abancane kunabo. Kukhona ikhono lokugqoka kancane ngokusemthethweni futhi, ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukwenze ngesitayela.
GQ: Usuneminyaka eminingi usohlwini lwamadoda agqoke kahle kakhulu. Ingabe kuyakhandla ukuthi uhlale uphelele noma into oyenza ngokuzikhandla?
DG: Ngenhlanhla, akuyona into engisebenza ngayo. Anginayo i-stylist noma iqembu ngemuva kwami lokugqoka nokukhetha isitayela sami. Ngitshala izingcezu ezintsha futhi ngizixube nalezo enginazo ekhabetheni lami. Uma ngiya emcimbini we-tuxedo noma kukhaphethi obomvu, kungithatha cishe imizuzu engu-30 ukuzilungiselela. Ngezinye izikhathi ngishaya isipikili ekhanda ngempahla yami, ngezinye izikhathi hhayi kakhulu. Kuyilungelo ukuba kunoma yiluphi uhlu olugqoke kahle kakhulu, kunjalo, kodwa ukucabanga ngengubo yami elandelayo akuyona into ebusa impilo yami ngokuqinisekile.
GQ: Kuyaye kuthiwe amadoda amaningi uma esehlanganisa iminyaka engu-40 angena enkingeni yasesiswini bese ethenga iPorsche. Njengenhloko kaphethiloli enhle oyiyo, ingabe uyayicabangela?
DG: Sekuyiminyaka eminingi ngiqoqa futhi ngibuyisela izimoto zakudala, ngakho ngineqoqo elihle. Eqinisweni, ngithengise enye yezimoto zami ngosuku lwami lokuzalwa lwama-40, ngakho-ke ngicabanga ukuthi impendulo ingucha.
GQ: Sengiphetha, yini into yokuqala ozoyenza uma sesidlulile lesi simo ongeke ukwazi ukuyenza njengamanje?
DG: Ukuyovakashela abazali bami, njengoba sekunezinyanga ezimbalwa singabonani ngenxa yokuvalelwa, futhi kuzoba kuhle ukuthi bakwazi ukuphinde babone indodakazi yethu, njengoba ikhula ngokushesha okukhulu.
Halala Gandy!
Umthwebuli wezithombe: Amy Shore
Umculi: URichard Pierce
Ukuhlobisa: Larry King
Umlingisi: David Gandy