A biography for Evan Mockhasn’t been written yet.
“I was obsessed with these Oshkosh pants that zipped off and became shorts.”
“Don't mistake 'aloha' for weakness.”
“My mom's grandparents came over to Hawaii to work in the sugarcane fields.”
“The architecture in Florence is light years ahead of anywhere I've ever been in terms of beauty and design.”
“My first pair of jeans were a women's pair from Ross. I wanted them so bad. They're like the worst fit, but I was into skating, and I needed skinny jeans, 'cause I thought that's what skaters wore, which they did at that time.”
“I feel like I can adapt to my surroundings pretty quickly.”
“Beauty really is and should be for everyone.”
“That's the beauty of being young and moving to a new place: You can be anything.”
“Coming from Hawaii doesn't really affiliate you with being American - you call yourself Hawaiian.”
“Who wants to listen to someone who says you can't paint your nails? It's so annoying.”
“When I was younger I was the kid wearing things that were a bit out there.”
“I'm trying to continue to stay inspired and make cool things.”
“Growing up in Hawaii, my natural instinct was to think that I was going to become a professional surfer or skater. Moving to Los Angeles opened my eyes to so much more. Do I want to be a stylist? Do I want to be a photographer? Do I want to be a designer? Or do I want to be an air traffic control person?”
“Oahu is such a great place to grow up.”
“I love seeing people wearing something I created. It gives me a sense of gratitude.”
“My mom has been to the Philippines a bunch of times.”
“Every project that I work on, I try to glorify Hawaii.”
“I was homeschooled, so I would go surf before school, and then all day after school too.”
“I feel like if you affiliate yourself with the greats, you eventually turn into one.”
“Social media has had such a major impact on society. It ushered in what we call the technological age of fear, and it has really affected how people think and the kind of information people get from it.”