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Inge Onsea is a total embodiment of joie de vivre which makes her the perfect guest during The Most wonderful time of the year.   As the co-founder and creative director of global brand ESSENTIEL ANTWERP Inge has lived quite the rollercoaster of a life. A self-described "woman without a plan" Inge's career flowed from gigs as a background singer to magician's assistant to 'mannequin de cabine' for...

Vincent van de Waal, creative director of global streetwear juggernaut Patta came fully willing to talk and as he starts out by telling Dominique they can discuss everything she wants, your host couldn't be happier.  Listen in as the duo traces back Vincent's journey from hanging outside the local community centre and parole office in Leiden to his big move to Amsterdam at the tender age of sevent...

Dominique is convinced that there are very few people more talented and cooler than today's The Most guest Martha Canga Antonio aka Martha Da'ro. As the award-winning - among which 'Best Actress' for her debut movie role in 2015 - multi-disciplinarian artist sits down in the loft, the two dive into an honest conversation about self-discovery, growth, breaking away from "feeling lost in the sauce",...

Award-winning designer Bonne Reijn of Bonne Suits joins Dominique Nzeyimana in the loft. A heartfelt conversation cross-pollinating style, art, culture, friendship, loss, grief and strengthening community praxis from one famous Amsterdam stoop to the world. Cycle with Bonne through his incredible life story – from poignant early memories to therapeutically knitting a close circle of friends to the...

Award-winning photographer Kyle Weeks joins Dominique at the loft for a conversation about the skate and metal scene of Windhoek, early mentors and making big moves.  Kyle Weeks' Magnum Photo Prize-winning imagery explores the lived experiences & ancestral traditions of different communities - from the Ovahimba & Ovazemba tribes to Namibia's queer subcultures and the beyond fashion-forward kids co...

Belgian fashion designer  Meryll Rogge joins Dominique Nzeyimana  in the loft! In another podcast exclusive, Dominique sits down with Meryll Rogge: the award-winning Belgian fashion designer whose pieces have been worn by notables like Paloma Elsesser, Lil Nas X, Zazie Beetz, Rose Byrne, Gwyneth Paltrow, the Kardashian-Jenners and our own Elodie Ouedraogo. On this episode Meryll reminisces about h...

Abigail Abraham is what we call a QUADRUPLE threat, being an actress, singer, dancer and a theatre maker.   After graduating in Musical studies from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 2011, Abigail continued to star in and create theatre productions in addition to carving out a career in film,  television and opera. After recently filming supporting parts alongside names like Chiwetel Ejiofor,...

The globally acclaimed photographer and rebel eternal Willy Vanderperre visits Dominique Nzeyimana at the loft.   0:00:00 Introduction 0:07:37 Childhood Memories and Upbringing 0:22:48 School Life and Discovering Art +ONLY ON PATREON:   www.patreon.com/wethemost/shop 0:38:45 Interest in Photography and First Camera 0:41:21 Transition to Fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts 0:42:49 The Journey...

After giving Dominique a private tour of 'Non-Profit At All Cost',  the exhibition she curated at NEST, The Hague, v isual artist, curator, fashion & print designer and writer Farida Sedoc takes some time out to look back on her life and practice so far.  From a difficult couple of years at Fashion University  over a devastating park brawl that acted as the fire-starter for her  multi-layered cult...

Bad Bo ys For Life at the loft! Directors Adil & Bilall take time out of their packed schedule to talk to Dominique Nzevimana about their latest fantastic theatrical release 'REBEL'.  The three examine creating art at the intersection of culture, religion and race but still making it pop.  Over the years Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have made seismic waves and box office gold with their big, bol...

Owner of one of the best singing voices in the world and triple threat Monique Harcum aka Mo is at the loft. The powerhouse keeps Dominique on the edge of her seat with stories about high-stakes auditions, signing to Boyz II Men's label, working with Spike Lee, performing in front of Brad Pitt, being a part of the singular and NAACP Award-nominated Zap Mama as well as the history behind Mo & Grazz...

Jan-Jan Van Essche , the mystical Belgian designer who has garnered a cult following around the globe for his timeless and poetic series of garments is joining Dominique Nzeyimana at the loft. An award-winning Antwerp Fashion Academy alumnus, Jan-Jan is the co-founder of experiential treasure-hunting store Atelier Solarshop. His namesake work is sold at design temples from Ginza to London and coun...

The simply singular Jewelry and Accessories phenomenon Stephanie D'heygere takes Dominique on the oddissey of how she broke into fashion. On her first ever podcast, the designer melds together her career from multiple rejections to securing major-league internships with JC de Castelbajac, Marc Jacobs, Lanvin, Zac Posen and Jeremy Scott to then steering the Jewelry departments at iconic labels like...

Ray Fuego  is a once-in-a-generation artist & phenomenon and Dominique is honoured to finall y  have him sit down at the loft as she's been trying to get him on the show since its inception. As an original member of Amsterdam activist art collective and cultural movement SMIB , award-winning solo artist,   Ploegendienst frontman & best-dressed man according to GQ, Ray Fuego is a singular stage-kil...

In the span of the past couple of months, Karina Zharmukhambetova has walked Pieter Mulier's first ALAÏA runway show, conceptualised supportive structures and programs for minoritized and underrepresented youth, all while building an archival fashion platform with one of her best friends - previous The Most guest Maude Van Dievoet. Dominique and Karina discuss how modern work-circumstances for mod...

Maude Van Dievoet is a Belgian archival fashion entrepreneur, stylist and model.  She is the co-founder of archival designer and vintage store and platform ' STOF ' (together with Karina Zharmukhambetova) and as a passionate champion of Belgian design she dedicates herself to unearthing extremely rare pieces and making them accessible for new audiences. Maude talks to host Dominique Nzeyimana abou...

The abundantly talented painter Bahati Simoens sits down with Dominique Nzeyimana  at the loft for an extensive talk.  From growing up happy-go-lucky in Burundi to a less comfortable life in Belgium, Bahati shares how she finally found her footing becoming a raved-about artist within 2 years of first putting a brush to canvas. Channelling and reflecting her Black gaze on the bodies she brilliantly...

As an annual holiday tradition Dominique invites a special guest to look back at the year past and to put some intentions towards the future. This year who better to invite than recently published author, husband and business partner Stefaan Pauwels for a talk about taking up space in museums, publishing the traditional way, new mantras learned from The Most guests, the loss of Virgil Abloh and of...

Tune into a captivating sitdown with the ultra-magnetic rapper and absolutely stellar performer Miss Angel and your host Dominique Nzeyimana .   After blowing up with her debut single 'Ghetto Supahstar' in 2018, Angel landed slots at top European festivals and stages like Rock Werchter and Pukkelpop, released 2 acclaimed EP's and got hand-picked by Spotify to light up NYC's Times Square. Hear BIG...

This episode of The Most is made possible with the support of Modemuseum Hasselt .   Get your tickets for the 'Activewear' and "STREETWEAR" fashion exhibitions running until December 30 2021.   On episode 45 of The Most, cultural current-shifting artist, designer & creative consultant Tremaine Emory joins Dominique Nzeyimana in conversation. Tremaine Emory is co-founder of music, style and nightli...

Days before securing a highly coveted grant from the city of Antwerp, Australian-born, Belgian-based fashion designer of digital fashion company Mutani, Shayli Harrison sits down at the loft.  She and Dominique lock in for a critical talk about the future of fashion and the metaverse rabbit hole she had your host falling into preparing for this episode. But first there is time to listen to the des...

Dominique talks to internationally renowned curator, researcher, programmer and artistic director Amal Alhaag who is the driving force behind essential projects, platforms and cultural spaces such as Africa is Hot, Metro54 and SNAP SPEAKEASY. Amal is also a senior researcher and programmer at the Research Center for Material Culture in Amsterdam and a curatorial and research fellow at Mathaf: Arab...

This episode of The Most is made possible with the support of Modemuseum Hasselt and 'Activewear', the acclaimed fashion exhibition running until December 30 2021. Get your tickets for their all-new expo " STREETWEAR " – curated by Dominique Nzeyimana and for the upcoming Q&A with Guillaume "Gee" Schmidt from Patta, Elodie Ouédraogo and Olivia Borlée on December 18, 2021 .  Episode 42!  Premier ta...

This episode of The Most is made possible with the support of Modemuseum Hasselt and 'Activewear', its acclaimed fashion exhibition running until December 30 2021. Get your tickets for the opening of "STREETWEAR" an addition to 'Activewear' and join Dominique Nzeyimana who is hosting two live Q&As with Guillaume Schmidt from Patta and 42I54 founders Elodie Ouedraogo and Olivia Borlée on October 7...

Director & Chief Curator of MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp , Kaat Debo , joins Dominique Nzeyimana for a sit-down. Kaat Debo is one of the foremost guardians and champions of Belgian fashion as well as a noted author whose staple publications shed new light on greats like Martin Margiela, Olivier Theyskens & Walter Van Beirendonck. On this episode, Kaat retells her journey from academia to getting...