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LaNOSSI from page 1
c lo th in g , w ith o u t th e fo r m a l
training?
I ’m like Don King. Forexam ple, like 1
h a v e n 't g o n e to school for this
industry, like Don King d idn’t go to
school to be a prom oter, b u th e ’sstill
ranked high am ong his peers for what
he does, because he does it with
finesse, style or w hat he needs to get
thejobdone. I f l ’ve got a natural bom
talent, tune into that, into me and
w atch m e with binoculars . Like
J e r m a in e O ’N e a l a n d o th e rs
professionally w ho do what they do
well. Like them, I cam e out o f high
school too perfect a talent; to do the
best that I do..N aturally.
brother-designing luggage. M aybe
som eone will look at m e and be
lik e .. .that b ro th a’s doin something.
• Q: H owdidyougo from luggage
and accessories to clothing?
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(?•’ -4 frien d & I are hoping that
y o u com e ou t with a line o f
lingerie.. .andmaybe callZz Naughty
Nossi? Can we look forw ard to this
anytime soon?
From m y clothing stint in 1987. Then
from that point and my developm ent
input w ith M arquis Ram one, it was
ju st brought to light that I should
start designing backpacks. I then
cam e up w ith my ow n backpack
creations and that spun into luggage.
1 was doin leather belts and keychains.
A nd 1 thought, I’ve never heard o f a
Volunteer“ ?
Want to make a difference
in the life of a young girl?
SmartChoices,
Yes
dow n on everything. I can see w hat
m y consum ers are buying & the
trends. I’ve also got a big banner in
the front o f the business. It gives a
m essage from me.
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Q: H’h at was your experience
with your I” location on 30"1 A
Killlingsworth ?
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Q: So would you say that the
new location is a resurgence o f
Lanossi? A nd i f so,, what can we
expect?
W ell with the old location, I w as told
before I even opened that specific
location, that I shouldn’t have done
it there. I d idn’t listen. I w anted to let
an y an d e v e ry b o d y k n o w th a t
Lanossi exist and is true and that I’m
try in g to d o something. I was hungry.
T here w ere a lot o f dark days.. But so
what. My m othertoldm e, ifyou never
try, y o u ’ll never find out. So I tried.
Yes. It’sbeautiful. I’vegotabillboard
sign. I’m going to be able to look
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(Z- Who is a professional role
model fo r you?
•
Q: Have you been designing
specific new fashions the grand
opening o f you r new retail store on
the corner o f 33"1 A KiUingsworth. ?
Y es, Spring & Sum m er fashions.
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Professionally, Russell Sim m ons.
T h at’s w h e re l w an tto g o w ith it. I’m
trying to be on top the o f w orld too.
•
Q: A nd who is your biggest role
model or inspiration fo r continuing
to do what you do?
M y grandm other, from w hat she
i nsti 1 led i n m e. My grandmother knew
and know s how I was raised and w hat
I’ve gone through. She show ed m e
the best understanding o f w hat it
m eans to be a young man in life.
FUBU. . .th ey’ve been friends
together fo r a long time. Do y
have some troops who have hi
down with from the start?
Yes. I used to do a lot o f the legwo
but I’ve got a true team now. Thi
solid brothers. W ej
a President, a Vice, £
an E x ecu tiv e Sa
M anager. W e’ve b<
together as friends
about 8-9 years. P
tr o o p s u n d e r s ta
th a t and w e ’re
h u m b le .
We
hungry. W e’re all
this together.
as You!
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a YWCA empowerment
program for 4th and 5th grade girls, is
seeking volunteers and interns to assist with
S am uel Jackson. H e ’s classy &
stylish. It would be an honor.
Q: And finally, what does Lanossi
stand for?
It’s in reverse for: I shall Serve On
A c h ie v e m e n t a n d L e a d e r s h ip
(LANOSSI)
1 developed it myself. Just one day in
m y creative breaks.
And w ith an explanation like that;
never to be duplicated, it’s easy to
understand that blessings have been
bestow ed to Jerry M anns. A young
man w h o ’s learned that som e days
w ill b e s tr u g g le s , a s w e ll as
satisfaction, but through liv in ’ a
positive life for the love o f his fam ily
& com m unity, it’s easy to see that
A nother day in the life o f LaNossi
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