College Dropout to Fashion Icon | Frugal Aesthetic's Path to Winning

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  • @trykarat
    @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I have no idea why this suddenly starting popping off (from like 3K views to 15K views in 1 day) - but thank you! 🥰

    • @flipgrl620
      @flipgrl620 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Love frugal aesthetic! He has so many insights, and I find him so intriguing and original. Thank you for a great interview with thoughtful questions!

    • @TheGossipGays
      @TheGossipGays ปีที่แล้ว +3

      you are a great interviewer!! never watched you, totally love the guest. super interesting content

    • @ifinallyfoundajobformoz
      @ifinallyfoundajobformoz ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I would say that for once the algorythm just picked up on some quality content. Very nice interview! And for a guy like me that was one fo Christians first followers it's just super fun to finally hear his story!

  • @YouB3anz
    @YouB3anz ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Christian is great because he's genuine and funny. If you look around at men's fashion content you'll see that that's pretty hard to come by.

  • @israaalkatip9881
    @israaalkatip9881 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I came here because I liked Christian, but your intelligence in carrying out the conversation is why I stayed. You are good

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you 🙏

  • @stoozy4752
    @stoozy4752 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    started watching him when I was just a freshman in high school, I still watch him now that I'm on my first year in college and he has honestly been a part of the reason why I got into fashion

  • @Von199X
    @Von199X ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He got this talent that he doesn’t stop talking

  • @Furin_
    @Furin_ ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Omg, this video is amazing. I really hate saying "It's so me", but seeing how Christian holds those apparently contradicting objectives and values ignites something in my heart and makes me feel so powerful. It is not about beating the game with a meta build but doing it in the most unconventional and personal way, almost masochist.

  • @LoveSkyLost
    @LoveSkyLost ปีที่แล้ว +89

    One of the more fulfilling podcasts I've heard in a while. Loved yall both taking about anxieties surrounding new ventures. Definitely an undervalued topic

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thank you!!

  • @ryanwalters3531
    @ryanwalters3531 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I came across Christian because of skateboarding culture. I don’t dress like the typical, but I appreciate the satire that he brings to subcultures of fashion, especially skateboarding. He gives me knowledge of what’s trending, but also tastefully accommodating to it if I choose to because I feel Christian has a balanced view of fashion. In the event I don’t want to accommodate to the fashion trends, the humor he brings can sometimes confirm my choices.

  • @shockmender
    @shockmender ปีที่แล้ว +16

    These guests are so good

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thank you!!! 🥰

  • @ll_mullet
    @ll_mullet ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Props to christian to go to interviews from smaller influencers

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      yea he's a good guy and was a ton of fun getting to know him more

  • @tinyzx
    @tinyzx ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Karat killing the content game rn

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      trying our best 🥺

    • @Muhluri
      @Muhluri ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've never been disappointed with the episodes I watched

  • @endtoempire
    @endtoempire ปีที่แล้ว +17

    karat is something truly pioneering -
    providing cents to creators and sense to the audience to mutually learn from each other - a double entendre of value to the community!
    the episode with jimmy back then and this episode with christian really shows how unassuming our careers can turn out despite the odds 👏🏽

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awww thanks for watching as an early og- and understanding what we’re trying to do 🥰

  • @RandonIsAwesome
    @RandonIsAwesome ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "This would be so cool if they randomly found me"
    It was really cool bro! Randomly finding out that you're making it and for something I never imagined!

  • @blessificator
    @blessificator 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video, 9/10
    the mics went out cause they've never heard such an amount of "successful" in their lives

  • @aihsur
    @aihsur ปีที่แล้ว

    i didn’t realize it at the time, but i came across christian virtually right after he started, in 2016, when i was in 6th grade, me and my best friend were just into sneakers and looking cool. ironically he talks about it in the interview but i’ve grown more into the “pretentious” kind of approach to fashion and he has grown more into the subversive doesn’t really care about the fashion establishment kinda person. this year i left seattle and am a first year fashion design student at polimoda, it always feels surreal seeing a new frugal aesthetic video in the same exact as i have for years remembering just how much of an impact his videos have had on me. id love to have a conversation with him one day, but until then this interview was amazing, thank you for the great work.

  • @emal7484
    @emal7484 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    His story is so interesting. Loved when you guys talked about your motivation & taking things as a competition. I love the thought of what if I really did that, grinded my ass of and got to the point where the brands are I looked up to. Like acting upon that drive is so motivating. You could literary apply this to anything you want to achieve.

  • @tyler-path
    @tyler-path ปีที่แล้ว

    Great pod and episode

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Tyler! I’ve seen your vids too 🔥

  • @zege_yt
    @zege_yt ปีที่แล้ว +4

    christian is my biggest inspiration, he literally changed my life, thats why i started youtube. also it's crazy how he changed the perception of fashion for young guys and made it more fun.
    im just waiting to see these dirty vans at the met gala

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      he's changing the way people think about fashion

    • @zege_yt
      @zege_yt ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trykarat exactly, great podcast i loved it

    • @Muhluri
      @Muhluri ปีที่แล้ว

      I can see that you're thumbnails are very inspired by him

  • @truongquangduy6090
    @truongquangduy6090 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such an amazing podcast bro! This podcast really remind me about the philosophy about Taoism, Flow, Robert Greene's books: Mastery. By not caring about the outcome, and going into a state of flow with what you are doing. And the outcome is just the side effect of your work.
    Like the quote from Viktor Frankl's book: “Don't aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your knowledge. Then you will live to see that in the long-run-in the long-run, I say!-success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think about it”

  • @tryofahuman9536
    @tryofahuman9536 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i loved it, hearing you talk about all these topics made me think about my life and the things i should do, truly a big inspiration, great work!

  • @rdy.cffy.24
    @rdy.cffy.24 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Listening to this all day in school 🫶🫶

  • @bloba6969
    @bloba6969 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's been great to see a creator like Christian suceed

  • @EmpressChanelle
    @EmpressChanelle ปีที่แล้ว

    When he said it has to work out I felt that❤having faith in your creation and betting on yourself

  • @lgagg
    @lgagg ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much eric for the putting subtitles on video

  • @Kebbythetraveler
    @Kebbythetraveler ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *listening to the pod* wow Christian is really just describing ADHD right now how relatable
    1:11:30 there it is xp getting diagnosed was honestly the best decision I have made in my adult life. I understand myself so much better now.

  • @woodsavenue
    @woodsavenue ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fuck, this video just opened a mental block for me and i don't even know how this ended up on my feed. but im so glad it did bc omg, this shit snatched me up BAD

  • @DannyRndm
    @DannyRndm ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Interview. Great perspective. 💯💯💯💯

  • @0x_shake
    @0x_shake ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ohhhhhh shit I’m hyped for this one
    Living legend, amazing what he’s done for comic sans

    • @Hipsael
      @Hipsael ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

  • @beefescargot
    @beefescargot 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    ok 11 minutes into the vid and even though i wouldn’t really recommend christian’s “fuck it” mentality and put all your eggs in one basket, i still respect that he was able to take something that he was extremely passionate about and turn it into a profitable career.
    53 minute mark: this guy is a fucking visionary

  • @squircled6274
    @squircled6274 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I can agree with Christians point on the knowledge of fashion at a young age being an ever exceeding skill cap.I’m 15 and I was at an internship for the DA’s office and my coworker who was double my age took me very seriously on fashion cause I just knew abt Rick and RAF runways with a few underground runway brands at the time such as Botter and Kennethize. The reason of this is channels like Bliss Foster, Fashion Roadman, and Threaducation having an easy entry into these brands which back in the day were pretty hard to know due to the pricing of the items. Now that fashion can be appreciated from a distance with groups such as the archive community people actually start to care and get to know these brands setting up Grailed pieces and having their favorite runways be older then them.

  • @kevlogs69
    @kevlogs69 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing video guys! Just finished it and it was so good!

  • @gooooooooooofy
    @gooooooooooofy ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Christian's sense of humor and this conversation was super entertaining!

  • @AshleySmithh
    @AshleySmithh ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Woah I can't believe I haven't found your channel yet! You seem similar to Colin & Samir! Are you inspired by them at all?

    • @AshleySmithh
      @AshleySmithh ปีที่แล้ว

      Ohh wait you just mentioned them over an hour in, my bad 😂

  • @arccway
    @arccway ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this guy! haha! amazing content!

  • @ZRoSkills
    @ZRoSkills ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This deserves far more attention. Keep it up Eric!

  • @VersaNotVice
    @VersaNotVice ปีที่แล้ว +3

    About the pretentious part, i think it's more like being a coach for a sport where you don't actually play the sport but you usually know more about it than the players/athletes do or that you have a more objective look on it and a better insight. Also i read somewhere that "luck is when opportunity meets preparation" so what Christian said is true but if you're not prepared you won't be able to get the opportunity

  • @tresamuel
    @tresamuel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can't feel more identify with:
    18:12 "I don't know what the ***k I was put on this earth"
    Great interview, I felt like in home.

  • @joshshak
    @joshshak ปีที่แล้ว

    so excited for this, christian bridges the gap in TRULY digestible media on fashion

  • @idek4973
    @idek4973 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He seems so nice!!

  • @harrisonkl
    @harrisonkl ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool interview

  • @UnknownSageMaster
    @UnknownSageMaster ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy hot damn, Karat has a killer business model

  • @gabrielnito6606
    @gabrielnito6606 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Too. Good.

  • @aiykz
    @aiykz ปีที่แล้ว

    Og of bros content big inspiration

  • @humancentiped3
    @humancentiped3 ปีที่แล้ว

    christian was like spiderman but instead of hiding himself being a superhero, he's hiding himself being a famous youtuber lol

  • @CHEWD7
    @CHEWD7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this

  • @QuantumArts
    @QuantumArts ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The questions become how it was funded , did he use student loans. He shared meatballs with his roommate , so it always takes a 3rd party to back up someone while they skill dev.

  • @Von199X
    @Von199X ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn he went for it

  • @karumada
    @karumada ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing

  • @christineselig5440
    @christineselig5440 ปีที่แล้ว

    He’s fucking hilarious and makes sense

  • @esivur
    @esivur ปีที่แล้ว

    27:41 he was cookin

  • @NerdAboveALL8
    @NerdAboveALL8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you are working an eight hour shift five days a week, that paycheck would be equivalent to 75 dollars a hour or 600 dollars a day

  • @jonnymids
    @jonnymids ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve never related so much to a content creator

  • @theplasticdesert2408
    @theplasticdesert2408 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Asian Gordon Joseph Levitt

  • @liarliarliya
    @liarliarliya ปีที่แล้ว

    Underrated podcast

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you!

  • @rebornvirgin
    @rebornvirgin ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i love karat’s interview style, nothing to crazy but he definitely asks great questions! gonna sub

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you!! Haha

  • @srebrooo
    @srebrooo ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this guy ❤😍🤩🥰

  • @mattiamontesi05
    @mattiamontesi05 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someone knows the name of the hoodie?

  • @perc90ultra
    @perc90ultra ปีที่แล้ว

    🔥 podcast

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว

      🔥 comment

  • @lunarl1ly
    @lunarl1ly ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Karat speaks in 0.75 speed lmao

  • @massivechubb
    @massivechubb ปีที่แล้ว

    3 IN A ROW? IT JUST KEEPS HITTING, GREAT GUESTS!

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว

      THANK YOU anyone you’d want to see on next? 😉

    • @VersaNotVice
      @VersaNotVice ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trykarat he's a smaller creator but i think he'd be a great guest since i see that he can talk and conversate really well, fashionlover4, but if u don't bring smaller creators, maybe fashion elitist?

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@VersaNotVice oooh thank you checking out their content now!

  • @DiegoC58
    @DiegoC58 ปีที่แล้ว

    He was actually going to school the whole time. Learning and grinding in a school. Haha

  • @Khro
    @Khro ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video! You should interview Destiny next :)

  • @4our31
    @4our31 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why'd they call him out like that in the title

  • @eliasvargas.
    @eliasvargas. ปีที่แล้ว

    i forgot yall were asian til u brought it up

  • @josepatino4108
    @josepatino4108 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anybody knows what watch that is??

  • @bLEACHeye
    @bLEACHeye ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good episode but idk it was kinda funny hearing you somehow fit in the fact that "Aaaand you were asian!" Idk how important it was he was asian, it's just like yea, he's hawaiian so what? Don't think too many thought about it.

  • @macariosakayy
    @macariosakayy ปีที่แล้ว

    I was like bruh never knew this channel looks 🔥 but then i saw nasdaily 😢

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks for checking out the channel! would love to understand - what bothered you about Nas Daily?

    • @Muhluri
      @Muhluri ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@trykaratprobably his association with the World Economic Forum.
      He also praised the FTX scammer to try and make him sound like a hero

  • @quynhnhule7453
    @quynhnhule7453 ปีที่แล้ว

    His root is Thailand?

  • @eric2ill4u
    @eric2ill4u ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tommy… who?!

  • @akirakurusu4309
    @akirakurusu4309 ปีที่แล้ว

    You might want to revise the thumbnail, the current one kinda makes him look like a Chinese version of Kanye 😭
    Not that it's bad, it's just that it's really uncanny.

  • @Egg-ot8dc
    @Egg-ot8dc ปีที่แล้ว

    i wouldnt say icon bro

  • @Chromatzepam
    @Chromatzepam ปีที่แล้ว

    Well when youre so creative and competitive try your hand at graffiti

  • @panhradu
    @panhradu ปีที่แล้ว

    Subs are so distracting.

    • @trykarat
      @trykarat  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Removed them in future episodes!

  • @paulchen7628
    @paulchen7628 ปีที่แล้ว

    always use euphemism to please your asian parents

  • @calicojakk9974
    @calicojakk9974 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nardwar knows.

  • @brontar7258
    @brontar7258 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yappatron 2000 over here

  • @nickz5986
    @nickz5986 ปีที่แล้ว

    fashion icon is a stretch

  • @ayoZero._
    @ayoZero._ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bro thinks he ye 🫂

  • @TheGossipGays
    @TheGossipGays ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tommy hill-finger, hill-findger, hillenger, hergeburrrr - or whatever his name is. 🤣