JESS

π—¬π—˜π—¦ JessΒ 
⁣π—ͺ𝗛𝗒 Β 
I’mΒ JessΒ Gebhart (also Hawkins) . I am a mum and the founder of the sustainably focussed, gender neutral denim and lifestyle brand I AND ME. I also run a product development consultancy business and I lecture and mentor⁣⁣
𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗒𝗨π—₯π—œπ—§π—˜ π—§π—›π—œπ—‘π—š 𝗔𝗕𝗒𝗨𝗧 π—ͺ𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗒𝗨 𝗗𝗒
Having creative control in my work and collaborating with incredible artists and talent⁣⁣
LISTENING TOΒ 
Desert Island Discs is my go to⁣
WATCHINGΒ 
The Safdie brothers’ β€˜Good Time’⁣
READINGΒ β€˜Girl, Women, Other’ by Bernardine Evaristo ⁣⁣
𝗦π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—₯-𝗕𝗬 π—•π—˜π—”π—¨π—§π—¬ π—§π—œπ—£
Lots of water  and as much sleep as I can possibly get around my daughter and my business⁣⁣
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Don’t sleep on synthetic fabric pillow cases! ⁣ ⁣
𝗔 π—¦π— π—”π—Ÿπ—Ÿ 𝗝𝗒𝗬
Seeing customers wearing @_iandme_ product⁣⁣
π—ͺ𝗔𝗦𝗛 π—₯π—’π—¨π—§π—œπ—‘π—˜
I wash my hair every two days, with shampoo and a small amount of conditioner and then always allow to air dry naturally. I find that this gives my hair the best messy texture and some added volume⁣⁣
π—ͺ𝗛𝗬 π——π—œπ—­π—­π—œπ—”π—ž
Because the product and branding are banging, the smell is just delicious and it’s a Black woman owned business⁣⁣
π—šπ—₯π—˜π—”π—§ π—›π—”π—œπ—₯ π— π—˜π— π—’π—₯𝗬
When Nicola Roberts from Girls Allowed asked how I had dyed my hair the perfect pink… next time I saw her in the press she had pink hair⁣ 
β£π—‘π—œπ—šπ—›π—§π— π—”π—₯π—˜ π—›π—”π—œπ—₯ 𝗦𝗧𝗒π—₯𝗬
Post-birth hair loss! Extra rubbish following the pregnancy hair glow
β£β£π—œπ—–π—’π—‘π—œπ—– π—™π—œπ—šπ—¨π—₯π—˜ Β 
Baby, Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Posh. They changed the world
β£β£π—œπ—™ 𝗬𝗒𝗨 π—–π—’π—¨π—Ÿπ—— π—šπ—’ 𝗔𝗑𝗬π—ͺπ—›π—˜π—₯π—˜ π—œπ—‘ π—§π—›π—˜ π—ͺ𝗒π—₯π—Ÿπ—— π—₯π—œπ—šπ—›π—§ 𝗑𝗒π—ͺ
A warm, sunny, exotic beach with a fresh, cool breeze and a margarita in hand. I am not fussy where in the world it is
β£β£π—’π—‘π—˜ π—§π—›π—œπ—‘π—š 𝗬𝗒𝗨 π—ͺπ—’π—¨π—Ÿπ—— π—Ÿπ—’π—©π—˜ 𝗧𝗒 𝗗𝗒
Visit Japan again, for denim and vintage inspiration and the food…obvs
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Waste not, want not
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