if you know, you know
Variety of Vibes
YKTFV was never built to be another clothing brand or art business chasing money first. From the beginning, it came from a belief in free will, growth, and the drive to keep becoming who I say I want to be. The brand is personal because I created it, but it has always felt bigger than me, like a space where the work can keep expanding past one medium or one purpose. “Variety of Vibes” brings those different sides of YKTFV together, giving you access to the work, the thinking behind it, and the history that made it possible. This page is about the full world around YKTFV: not just what gets made, but what keeps the vision alive.
Inside the Latest Vibes
Read up on all the behind-the-scene struggles, triumphs, and development that occur along the various art-making processes used to create some of your favorite YKTFV works. This is where the finished piece gets broken back open, showing the sketches, experiments, mistakes, revisions, and random breakthroughs that shaped it along the way. Before any work becomes tangible, there are hours spent imagining, questioning, and refining what the piece needs to become, and that time is what gives the final object an honest vibe you can actually feel. Every finished piece carries the story of those unseen hours, from the first loose concept to the moment the idea finally exists in the world and "Inside the Latest Vibes" gives you all of that.
Pushing our Vibes
Much of the work created is pulled from some form of inspiration, whether it’s knowledge, experiences, or anything else. That’s why YKTFV is constantly evolving — me as the artist and person are also evolving, so the ideas and work reflect that. There’s an intentional push, or yearning, for new knowledge and understanding that I’ve always felt innately. Read about how I’m pushing my personal knowledge through the books I read, museums I visit, and ideas I write. This section gives space to the thoughts and experiences that aren't art projects or even sketches, but still shape the direction of YKTFV. By tracing what I’m learning and noticing, “Pushing our Vibes” shows how inspiration gets absorbed and eventually utilized to create.
Do YKTFV?
If you know, you know. And let’s say you don’t know — this section is here to get you familiar with the YKTFV works that came before. “Do YKTFV?” holds the history of the brand through past pieces that each played a role in shaping where the work is now. Some works marked a new direction, some captured a specific moment, and some just had a vibe people couldn’t ignore. Together, they show the growth, risk, and experimentation behind YKTFV without letting those pieces disappear once they’re no longer new. The archive gives each work room to keep speaking beyond its original release, because even past pieces still carry the energy, decisions, and lessons that continue pushing the brand forward.
