HYPEPEACE founders Jenn & Michael, sit down with Dominique to retrace the beginnings of their purpose-driven streetwear brand. Recounting how they went from somewhat hesitantly printing a small batch of bootleg T-shirts carrying a play on the famous Palace Tri-Ferg in 2016, to becoming a powerful and innovative force for change, supporting all-important causes and raising funds and political awareness. On this episode, Jenn shares her story from growing up in the Philippines to studying fash...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Gifted musician and producer Boris Zeebroek aka Bolis Pupul joins Dominique for episode 27 of The Most, which means another DEEWEE signee has entered the loft. Having toured with Neneh Cherry in 2019 and Metronomy in 2020, the richly skilled artist sits down to discuss some of his many musical projects like Bolis Pupul, Charlotte Adigéry , The Germans and Hong Kong Dong . On this iteration of The Most, tune in to hear how the artist went from being a quirky teen with trust-issues (due to navigat...
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Visual artist and all-round cultural connector Brian Elstak , has called into the loft! Tune in to hear Brian unravel the story of growing up in a small town near Amsterdam and what those early days taught him about the importance of representation and community - plus how an Eddie Murphy movie shaped the vision of his future. Brian shares with your host Dominique Nzeyimana how his mantra came to be and lays out his thoughts on the importance of putting your work out there regardless. The two al...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Force-of-nature author, artist and LGBTQIA+ activist Fleur Pierets has joined Dominique in the loft - safely and a couple of weeks before new COVID-19 measures were implemented. Hear Fleur unwind the tale from her early life-on-the-move to crucial lessons and falling in love head over heels with Julian. She recounts how they founded Et Alors? queer arts magazine with no experience except for what Google had on offer - eventually capturing 750,000 readers over 20 celebrated issues. Fleur then bra...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 25
The inexhaustible artist Klaas Rommelaere is Dominique ’s guest as his must-be-seen exhibition ‘Dark Uncles’ is taking over. Sitting down at the loft, Klaas weaves a story starting from being a dancing boy scout to opening two solo shows during a pandemic. Bracingly honest, disarmingly energetic and funny, the artist retraces the road from fashion school to interning with greats like Raf Simons and Henrik Vibskov and how that taught him that life is mostly about grabbing opportunities and workin...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Kim Peers graced the cover of Italian VOGUE multiple times when it most mattered, while also being the face of YSL during its Tom Ford-run. The iconic editorial and runway model and musician shares tales of working in high fashion and forming her band Skemer with Amenra-founding member and lead guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove. Kim recounts going from not knowing who Steven Meisel is to the master-photographer launching her career. Dominique wants to know if working with fellow Belgian Frederik ...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Olympian turned sustainable activewear entrepreneur and TV-host Elodie Ouedraogo talks to Dominique about her road from being "not-even-mediocre" at track-and-field to being the world's best together with the Belgian women’s relay team in Beijing. The two discuss being on opposite sides of the runner-spectrum and Dominique feels like she is watching a thriller when Elodie describes what the moments leading up to a championship face-off feel like and how the mental game is played. The former athl...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 22
This chart-topping interview podcast has gone twenty episodes deep, so it’s time for a look behind the scenes as host Dominique Nzeyimana talks to her business partner of thirteen years, who also happens to be her husband, Stefaan Pauwels. The two discuss Dominique's particular process of selecting her accomplished guests, the connection to her listeners, Stefaan's favourite moments so far and the unexpected and instant success of the number 1-show. The Most Seasons One and Two feature exclusive...
Jul 16, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 21
The very first time Sihame El Kaouakibi entered the political arena, she got elected. Every time she bravely speaks up as one of the few anti-racist voices in parliament, her notoriety grows. Dominique, who under normal circumstances is not keen on Belgian politicians entering the loft, especially since most of them refuse to acknowledge systemic racism and its devastating effects in Belgium, sees a rare type of leader in Sihame and invites her for the 20th episode of The Most. The two talk Siha...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 20
DJ, radio host and educator Fatoosan sits down at the loft for a much needed talk with her former neighbour Dominique. The two discuss how they -both being children of one Black and one White parent- have been experiencing the heightened racial tensions and violence in the world the past couple of weeks and the social media pressure that came with it. They also confront what it means to be an educator of colour, they dissect Fatoosan's path in music and DJ'ing and Dominique want's to know what s...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 19
'Martin Margiela: In His Own Words' director Reiner Holzemer has ventured where few have and returned with an exquisite and authorised portrait of Belgian fashion enigma Martin Margiela. Reiner shares the experience of working closely with the beloved designer and the honest, open portrait he made of the world's most elusive fashion legend. Holzemer talks producing and creating films, working with Belgian rock gods dEUS for the score and finding silver linings in having limited options. He also ...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 18
'Making The Cut' break-out star, young fashion designer Sander Bos is with us to talk about his run on the Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn-helmed Amazon Prime show. Having already met each other at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp Fashion Department, when Dominique interviewed Sander just before his graduation, the two of them pick right up where they left off. Did he intern for Versace as was his biggest wish? The designer also shares how he stays motivated in the harsh world of fashion and takes...
May 14, 2020•56 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Spearheading art curator, manager and consultant Marie Gomis-Trezise is at the loft. The Marseille-born and now Brussels-based powerhouse is on a mission to showcase and nurture contemporary artists from all types of backgrounds who infuse their work with the richness and diversity of the lived experiences of descendants of the diaspora. Dominique is in awe of Galerie Number 8's artists schedule and wants to know why a former music exec decided to set up a virtual gallery and online art store an...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 16
A true legend of the 90s club scene and one of the first Belgian female DJs & music producers to make it big, Stéphanie who is releasing new music as Sherø, but is formerly known as D’Stephanie visited the loft before Covid-19 hit. She and Dominique talk about starting out as a DJ and music producer, come-ups, come downs and conquering the international scene from her Antwerp place of birth to now building a platform and record label for queer music talent from her current home base Berlin. ...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Artist, video director and internationally acclaimed streetwear designer AJ Falelavaki sits down at the loft for an honest conversation on mental health and thriving creatively after surviving a chaotic childhood. Although there is also plenty of room for laughter and talk about career milestones, like her part in the rise of Antwerp label A Cut Above, being invited by Erik Brunetti to help with the rebranding of FUCT, shooting in Marfa with Larry Clark and the imminent publication of her book ‘...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 14
The genius Wunderkind designer Glenn Martens talks to Dominique about about going from somewhat of an uninformed teen to ascending the highest echelons of fashion. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:12:58 Glenn Martens' Childhood in Bruges 0:18:21 Challenges at the Antwerp Fashion Academy +ONLY ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/wethemost/shop 0:25:42 The harsh realities of the Fashion Industry and starting your own brand 0:29:41 Working with Jean-Paul Gaultier 0:37:03 Joining Y/Project’s Yohan Serfaty in Istanbul...
Mar 20, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 13
When artist, producer, singer and DEEWEE signee Charlotte Adigéry and Dominique met a little over a year ago, it felt so familiar they became friends on sight. A couple of days before embarking on her first American tour, Charlotte sat down at the loft to discuss her early songwriting days and the freedom of getting to record at the studio complex built by Stephen and David Dewaele of Soulwax and 2ManyDJs. She also shares truths about finding the tools to become your own artist, fighting writer'...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 12
First ever The Most guest Lefto returns to usher out the year and subsequently Series 1 of the show. Your favourite DJ's favourite DJ, festival curator and label owner and Dominique have so much more to talk about. For instance, the big Keith Haring retrospective that was about to open when this episode was recorded and that is currently running at Bozar in Brussels until mid May 2020. They then talk about mountain biking which they both took up at a certain point in time, the hypochondriac life...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Inge Grognard is the most groundbreaking and influential make-up artist in contemporary fashion, but working for Balenciaga or Marc Jacobs hasn’t dampened her love for the underdog one bit. Taking a quick break from flying from one international set to another, Grognard visits the loft to recount her days as a young teen meeting her best friend who also happened to be Martin Margiela’s cousin, kickstarting a decades-long friendship and work-relationship with the designer himself. Dominique reall...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Award-winning director Jonas Govaerts has just started prepping the sequel to his 2014 feature film 'Welp' aka 'Cub', which means Dominique going on long tangents about her scouting days doesn't phase him at all. He shares how he found a framework for his first movie and how he got to design a horror maze for a big theme park. The two also discuss Jonas' fast rise in the Belgian rock, magazine and TV world and what happened after he woke up to the severe ear bleeding that would derail his life f...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Antwerp Fashion Academy graduate Raphaële Lenseigne started her footwear-brand Adult while finishing her final year at the famous school. She talks to Dominique about the road after graduation, exploring the male parts of her identity, repurposing her anger towards the fashion industry, her strategy looking for a new business partner, an important lesson learned from Dries Van Noten and her anticipated genitalia-inspired small leather goods collection. Follow The Most on Instagram here Follow Do...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Supermodel and artist's muse Hannelore Knuts has walked all the fashion and haute couture runways from Prada over Chanel to Gucci and YSL. She and Dominique discuss their Catholic school days and Hannelore’s photography student beginnings. HK talks overcoming her shyness and the road to feeling comfortable doing Alexander McQueen shows as well as being on set with Inez and Vinoodh, Juergen Teller or Steven Meisel via a shoulder bump from another modelling icon. Find out how she got David Bowie's...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Unflinching visual artist and fashion and graphic designer Kofi Von Ohene visits Dominique Nzeyimana in the loft. Just turning 23 on the day this episode drops, Von Ohene has already reached legendary status among his own and a younger generation with his eponymous Kofi Von Ohene line. It’s a lot of word-to-mouth, though, as this Ghent-born and raised 23-year-old fiercely protects his online presence. During the conversation, Kofi gets into the reason his football dreams fell through and how it ...
Nov 07, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Enigmatic GOOSE-frontman and ever-stylish musician Mickael Karkousse visits the loft to talk about how it took his bandmates nudging him in the right direction for him to even consider recording solo music. He also discusses how the chase for continuous evolution led to the opening of a recording studio complex that just sent out the soundtrack to ‘War of the Worlds’ and other international series. He opens up about his love and hate relationship with fashion, his short-lived modelling career fo...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Stand-up comedian Soe Nsuki visits the loft and discusses her whirlwind-career from never having been on stage or even having seen live comedy, to performing her hilarious solo show and tour in a little over six years. The only solo show by a Belgian comedian that comedy-nerd Dominique has been willing to pay money for, mind you. The two of them delve into plenty of real talk, from finding a way to deal with the madness of growing up, the pitfalls of nightlife, learning how to write comedy and s...
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Walter Van Beirendonck, the most defiant and radical member of the Antwerp Six, is the greatest fashion designer in the world according to your host, so to have him on is a beautiful gift, but also slightly nerve-racking. The two of them discuss Walter’s most recent projects like the new exhibition he designed for the Outsider Art Museum in Amsterdam and his ongoing work with Rei Kawakubo from Comme des Garçons. Walter also reminisces about the times he and his fellow Antwerp Six members and Mar...
Oct 17, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The Most Brave Dalilla Hermans, author and activist, visits The Loft to sit down with her long-time friend. Find out how the young writer turned tragedy into triumph after she was forced to hire security when death threats against her got out of control. The two pals discuss their respective working and writing methods, their tolerance levels for various forms of white audacity, but things get really real when Dominique decides to try out a potential new The Most-segment. Buy Dalilla Hermans' la...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The Most Incredible Lefto, one of the best DJs in the world, used to be Dominique's next-door-neighbour. They both moved, so for the first ever episode of this podcast, Dominique invited him to her new loft to talk about his life and times. Lefto (which is sort of French for 'Rise Early') shares stories about growing up in Molenbeek, going from being the local record store mascot and plugging records to celebrating 20 years in the entertainment business and sharing stages and venues with A-list ...
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 1
