Nena began as a single sketch in 2003 — designed by a London graffiti artist commissioned by my agency the StyleGroup. Designed for SistaStyle, a teenage-girl show created and launched by the StyleGroup at ExCeL London in 2004. The show was partnered by Natmags-Cosmo Girl, Kiss100, Clinique to name a few...
Read the full SistaStyle origin story →Two decades on, that sketch became a full character study — a hero who reads instantly in silhouette yet rewards a closer look: freckles, frayed cargo seams, the worn grip-tape of a deck that has clearly been ridden. What follows traces her from turnaround to final light.
Off the page, Nena is a singer-songwriter who produces her own tracks — and the founder of VS., the streetwear label she wears every day. Music, style and skate aren't set dressing; they're how she takes up space in the world.
