Ngezithombe zakhe ezivezwe kumamagazini afana ne-Esquire, Flaunt kanye ne-Sports Illustrated; Umsebenzi ka-Yu Tsai usize ukuchaza ezinye zezincwadi eziphezulu zanamuhla. Umthwebuli wezithombe owazalelwa e-Taiwanese, owakhulela eMelika wayehlale enothando lobuciko obubonakalayo, okokuqala eqeqeshwa njengomklami wezithombe nomqondisi wezobuciko. Ngemva kokuthwebula izikhangiso ze-jeans zika-Guess ngo-2006, uqhubekile nokuthwebula ama-brand amaningi aphezulu kanye nokushicilelwa okusebenzisana namamodeli afana no-Candice Swanepoel, u-Irina Shayk no-Kate Upton endleleni. Muva nje, i-FGR ithole ithuba lokuxoxisana no-Yu Tsai ngalokho okumkhuthazayo, indima yakhe njengomeluleki wesizini ezayo ye-"America's Next Top Model", okudingekayo ukuze uthole isithombe esihle nokunye.
Iseshini yezithombe ezinhle ifana nenqubo emangalisayo ye-tango. Kukhona ukupha nokuthatha, ukuphakama nokwehla, izikhathi zokuthula kanye nomzuzwana we-crescendo; ubudlelwano obuhle nobulinganiselayo bokuqhathanisa.
Iyiphi into oyithanda kakhulu ngokudubula abantu?
Kuhlale kungalindelekile awusoze wakuhlela; noma ngabe uhlela, kukhona okuhlala kushintsha. Ukuguquguquka okuqhubekayo. Ngihlale ngijabule ukuhlanganyela umbono wami nezifundo zami. Ngizizwa ngingakwazi ukufunda okuthile futhi ngidale into enhle ndawonye.
Ingabe uthola ukuthi kunomehluko phakathi kokudubula umlingisi noma umculi ngokumelene nomodeli?
Kunomehluko omkhulu phakathi kokudubula kokubili, kodwa indlela yami ihlale ifana. Kimina konke ukuthwebula izithombe kuhlala kuwukuhlanganyela. Iseshini yezithombe ezinhle ifana nenqubo emangalisayo ye-tango. Kukhona ukupha nokuthatha, ukuphakama nokwehla, izikhathi zokuthula kanye nomzuzwana we-crescendo; ubudlelwano obuhle nobulinganiselayo bokuqhathanisa. Amamodeli anikeza umthwebuli wezithombe ithuba eliningi lokuwaphatha njengendwangu. Zikuvumela ukuthi udale noma udale kabusha. Kodwa-ke ngabadlali nabaculi, kuvame ukuba ngumsebenzi womthwebuli wezithombe ukuthwebula ingqikithi yabo yangempela. Namuhla kunanini ngaphambili imboni isishintshe kakhulu futhi umugqa phakathi kwabalingisi, abaculi, namamodeli usufiphele.
Ungakwazi yini ukusho amanye amathonya akho?
Ifilimu engiyithanda kakhulu iBlade Runner (isinqamuleli somqondisi). Indlela yokuxoxa indaba, uhambo olubonakalayo, nokunaka imininingwane kungenze ngayithanda icinema. Ngizama ukusondela emsebenzini wami ngendlela efanayo, ngokuhlale nginaka imininingwane futhi ngiqinisekise ukuthi kunendaba engizoyixoxa. Ngiphinde ngixakeke ngezakhiwo zesimanje zamaphakathi nekhulunyaka. Kuhle kakhulu ukubona lapho okunzima kuhlangana khona futhi kudala umbono oguqukayo. Njengesazi sesayensi yezilwane zasendle esiqeqeshwe ngokusemthethweni, imvelo isaqhubeka nokuba nomthelela emsebenzini wami. Ngiyayihlonipha kakhulu imvelo. Lokhu kungifundise ukwamukela inqubo egcina iholela kumphumela wokugcina. Umphumela wokugcina wehlumela kufanele uzizwe ungenamandla futhi ungaphoqwa.
Ubani owamthanda kakhulu isihloko sakho futhi ngani?
Ngaphandle kwe-French Bulldog (Soy_The_Frenchie) okuyimyuziyamu yami ngempela, uGuinevere Van Seenus isihloko sami engisithandayo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ungukhanvasi wangempela ovumela umthwebuli wezithombe ukuthi apende futhi adale izithombe eziphefumulayo. Uyimodeli enikeza ngokuphelele futhi engagodli lutho. Yonke iminyakazo eyenziwa yiGuinevere ingaxoxa indaba futhi sonke isithombe osithwebulayo sihlala sihlukile.
Ngabe ukhona umuntu ongakamthwebuli ongathanda ukumthwebula?
Angikamthwebuli uMongameli uBarack Obama. Ungumcabango wesimanje futhi ube nomthelela ezweni lethu ngezindlela eziningi ezimangalisayo. Ngikuthanda kakhulu lokho kumuntu. Kufanele ngisho, ngingathanda futhi ukuthwebula uKate Moss. Kungani? Ngoba! NguKate Moss!
Ungakwazi ukwabelana nganoma yini mayelana nesizini ezayo ye-American's Next Top Model?
Ngingumeluleki kumamodeli. Kungumsebenzi wami ukuqondisa nokubumba amamodeli ukuze alethe ngawo wonke amandla awo. Ungalindela umjikelezo 21 we-ANTM ukuthi ugcwale ukuzijabulisa okujabulisayo okunamandla amakhulu.
Isiphi isikhathi esizigqaja ngaso emsebenzini wakho kuze kube manje?
Umkhankaso wami wokuqala wemfashini. U-Paul Marciano wanginika ithuba lokudubula i-Guess Denim ngo-2006. Ungethemba ngokugcwele. Umkhankaso ubuno-Elsa Hosk, Jon Kortajarena, Caleb Lane noNoel Roques. Lo mkhankaso uvule ngempela iminyango namasango amaningi emsebenzini wami namuhla.
Noma yisiphi iseluleko sabathwebuli bezithombe abasafufusa?
Funda ama-greats, kodwa ukwenze kube okwakho.
Qhubeka nokudubula okukukhuthazayo ngokuzethemba.
Asikho isabelo esincane kakhulu.
Thatha lonke ithuba sengathi elokugcina.
Cashisa abazondayo, dubula ngenjabulo, futhi udale izithombe ozigqaja ngazo.