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PRESENTED BY THESTREETSARECOLD // INTERLUDEX

BY EMIL POPLAWSKI

12 JUNE 2025

THESTREETSARECOLD PRESENTS, INTERLUDEX, A HAND-PICKED RESIDENT BRAND @ OUR LONDON FLAGSHIP STORE. SHOWCASING OUR PICK OF THE 2025 UPCOMING CREATIVE TALENT.

COME & CHECK OUT SOME OF THE PIECES WE HAVE IN-STORE:

UNIT 7

BOXPARK SHOREDITCH

2 - 10 BETHNAL GREEN ROAD

E1 6GY

GIVE US A BRIEF INTRODUCTION FOR YOU AND YOUR BRAND

MY NAME IS SARA AL-QAES, I’M AN ARAB CANADIAN, BORN IN QATAR AND RAISED BETWEEN VANCOUVER AND DOHA. I’M THE FOUNDER AND DESIGNER OF INTERLUDEX, A STREETWEAR BRAND I LAUNCHED DURING MY SECOND YEAR OF UNIVERSITY.

INTERLUDEX WAS CREATED TO BRING STREETWEAR BACK TO ITS ROOTS OF COMMUNITY, CREATIVITY, AND RAW SELF-EXPRESSION. AS A LONGTIME STREETWEAR COLLECTOR, I FELT THE CULTURE SHIFTING TOWARD MINIMALISM AND WANTED TO REINTRODUCE THAT BOLD ENERGY THAT MADE STREETWEAR POWERFUL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

ALL OF OUR DESIGNS ARE ROOTED IN UNFILTERED CREATIVITY. EACH DROP IS PRODUCED IN LIMITED QUANTITIES, MAKING EVERY PIECE FEEL INTENTIONAL AND EXCLUSIVE.OUR DESIGNS ARE LOUD, PROUD, AND BUILT TO STAND OUT, BLENDING COMFORT AND VERSATILITY WITH BOLD STATEMENTS THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE TO OWN WHO THEY ARE, UNAPOLOGETICALLY.

WHAT EXCITING PIECES DO YOU HAVE @ THE BOXPARK RETAIL STORE?

WE’VE BROUGHT A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING TO BOXPARK!

AFTER INITIALLY SELLING OUT OUR FIRST AND SECOND DROPS IN THE UK, IT FEELS INCREDIBLE TO FINALLY HAVE A PHYSICAL RETAIL PRESENCE WHERE PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE INTERLUDEX IN PERSON.

FROM BOLD GRAPHIC TEES TO OUR SIGNATURE TRACKSUITS, THE FULL LINEUP IS AVAILABLE IN-STORE, GIVING YOU A REAL FEEL FOR WHAT THE BRAND IS ALL ABOUT.

THIS POP-UP IS A MAJOR MOMENT FOR US, AND WE’RE PROUD TO SHARE IT WITH THE UK COMMUNITY.

WHY WILL 2025 BE YOUR YEAR?

2025 IS THE YEAR WE SHOW UP, UNAPOLOGETICALLY. AFTER LAYING OUR FOUNDATION IN DUBAI AND VANCOUVER. INTERLUDEX IS STEPPING FULLY INTO ITS GLOBAL PRESENCE.

WE’VE SOLD OUT DROPS, BUILT A LOYAL COMMUNITY, AND NOW WE’RE READY TO LEVEL UP! WITH OUR FIRST PHYSICAL RETAIL EXPERIENCE IN THE UK, BOLD NEW CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS, AND A BRAND VISION THAT’S LOUDER, MORE INTENTIONAL, AND MORE AUTHENTIC THAN EVER.

THE COMMUNITY WE’VE BUILT MEANS EVERYTHING TO US, AND IN 2025, WE’RE FOCUSED ON GROWING IT EVEN FURTHER. WE’VE STAYED UNDERGROUND LONG ENOUGH. NOW IT’S TIME TO MAKE NOISE.

WHAT DOES 'NOBODY LIKE US EXCEPT US' MEAN TO YOU?

“NOBODY LIKE US EXCEPT US” CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF WHAT INTERLUDEX IS ALL ABOUT. IT’S ABOUT BUILDING SOMETHING REAL, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE, THE ATTITUDE, AND THE ENERGY BEHIND EVERY PIECE WE PUT OUT.

INTERLUDEX ISN’T TRYING TO BE FOR EVERYONE, AND THAT’S INTENTIONAL. WE CREATE FOR THOSE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE THE LINES, THE ONES WHO FEEL SOMETHING WHEN THEY SEE OUR WORK, WHO CONNECT WITH THE MESSAGE, AND WHO WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.

IT’S ABOUT BELONGING TO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN TRENDS. IT’S ABOUT COMMUNITY, EXPRESSION, AND OWNING YOUR INDIVIDUALITY.
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, NOBODY GETS IT LIKE WE DO, AND THAT’S EXACTLY THE POINT.

WHAT'S NEXT UP FOR YOU?

WE’RE GEARING UP TO DROP OUR SUMMER COLLECTION, SOMETHING WE’RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. BUT BEYOND THE CLOTHES, IT’S ABOUT CONTINUING TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY, CONNECT WITH MORE LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS, AND KEEP GROWING, CREATIVELY, CULTURALLY, AND GLOBALLY. WE’RE FOCUSED ON MAKING INTERLUDEX MORE THAN JUST A BRAND, IT’S A SPACE FOR PEOPLE WHO FEEL LIKE OUTSIDERS TO FEEL SEEN. THIS NEXT CHAPTER IS ALL ABOUT EXPANSION, ELEVATION, AND STAYING TRUE TO WHO WE ARE.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE STARTING OUT / THINKING ABOUT DOING SO?

JUST START. DON’T WAIT FOR THE PERFECT MOMENT, IT RARELY EVER COMES. EVEN IF THE OUTCOME ISN’T WHAT YOU INITIALLY EXPECTED, PERSISTENCE BRINGS PROGRESS, AND PROGRESS LEADS TO RESULTS.

STREETWEAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT ART AND EXPRESSION, SO IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY CREATE IT, WEAR IT, SHARE IT. LET YOUR ART SPEAK FOR YOU.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HAVE THE RIGHT SUPPORT, FROM YOURSELF FIRST, AND FROM THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU WHO BELIEVE IN YOUR VISION. WITH THE RIGHT MINDSET AND COMMUNITY BEHIND YOU, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

DON’T LIVE IN THE LOOP OF “WHAT IF.” TRY, LEARN, EVOLVE, AND LET THE MAGIC HAPPEN.

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