WHO IS NKEM?

Hello world!

I’m excited to introduce you to Loic Nkem Vuarnoz, a brand focused on being authentically brave and outstanding. FUCK PERFECTION! What we value is honesty, responsibility, sustainability, diversity. The new punk is self love. Loving one another. Transactions don’t always have to be monetary. You never know what the next person can offer you.

I’m tired of being known as a fuck-up. A whore. A faggot. I’m not any of those things, though my identity is part of my journey and plays central role in my art, fashion and music. I am proud to be a biracial queer artist. What I have to say has substance. Not every artist has that ;)

I speak to people who ever felt manipulated, betrayed, lost or alone. I speak for the people who no one else will speak for. My mental health journey has been miraculously uphill ever since I decided to go clean. Drugs are cool until they’re not. So don’t come up to me at a party offering coke, you’re automatically an enemy to me. I do have my addictions however. Cigarettes are just too good. Lmao sorry kids but I am not your role model. I’m just an example of what can happen when you never give up.

I should’ve been dead by now, but God has stayed protecting me. It has nothing to do with luck but actual belief in the system, that they want what is best for you. Well….they are also selfish, as we all are. But I’m not here to break the system. I’m here to help.

My artworks speak for themselves. My fashion speaks for itself. My music maybe still needs some work but I know I’m a superstar. It’s fact.

Whenever I do creative direction for a photoshoot, i feel the model becoming confident as FUCK. The energy they give off when they wear what I made…it’s truly transformative. SO…you would need to buy a piece to actually get it :)

-NKEM

I’m struggling.

There is so much going on at once it’s like totally overwhelming. What is my purpose if not to become successful. After all I’ve been through?! Abuse, Betrayal, Sexual Misconduct, Victims, Racial Profiling, Mental Health Issues.

All these things have made men believe that they’re better than women. I stand with the girls and the dolls. They have always been supportive of me. I will design menswear as well (mostly on myself) but the female body is beautiful in all shapes, sizes and shades what matters is your health and your confidence: Then nothing can stop you. Not even yourself.

What if my dreams are just delusions? I have doubt every now and then but deep down in my heart I feel that I am special, I am meant for something greater than just a simple 9 to 5. As an artist the working hours are crazier than that but at least I get to take a break whenever I want. I have a tight schedule yes, but there is still some freedom in this Chaos.

I feel grateful that people are starting to really see my potential. Like why did it take so long???? I have always been great, exceptional really. But even I cry sometimes. It’s good to let it out. REAL MEN CRY SOMEtIMES!!!

I’m a weirdo.

I have never fit in. In Kindergarten I remember kissing this one boy that I really liked. I think that’s when I knew I wasn’t like the others. It was only later in life that I realized that I’m pansexual. But for a long time I would walk around Zurich City looking at men’s bulges and imagining how big it is LMAO.

I respect men sure, but women I adore. There’s just something about a woman that is so regal and untouchable. Like no matter the age, sexuality, style or race. A bad bitch is a bad bitch. And bad bitches will always be my main inspiration.

I’m thinking about letting my nails grow and filing them to like a pointy shape so I stop picking my nose and my pimples. I told you I’m a weirdo. Sometimes I listen to music and I pretend I’m in a music video…I thought everyone did that. Anyways business is slow but I’m getting some new customers which is really exciting. I’m being really productive and designing a lot. I have to start making more sketches. People seem to be mad that my preferred way of sketching is digital. On paper is classic but I’m not a classic type of designer.

GET USED TO IT!!!

Addiction.

I have been addicted to meth, cocaine and marijuana. I guess it got so bad that it really messed with my head. But I’m grateful. it made me who I am today and I have been clean for almost 3 years now. Ain’t that bout a bitch?

This blog is super short. Excuse me.

I’ll do better next time :)