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 <div class="container"><blockquote>Indonesia punya banyak icon hijabers, yaitu para perempuan yang tetap tampil stylish dengan hijab, mempunyai ratusan followers dan sukses di bisnisnya. Nah, negara tetangga kita punya seorang Vivy Yusof yang namanya juga mulai terdengar di Indonesia, khususnya di kalangan hijabers. Siapa sih sosok Vivy Yusof ini? Yuk, kita kenalan lebih jauh di sini.</blockquote> Ternyata, Vivy sudah menjadi seorang <a href="http://www.proudduck.com">blogger dari tahun 2008 </a>dan mempunyai sebuah label hijab  <a href="http://duckscarves.com/">dUCk Scarves</a> beserta stationery-nya. Apalagi sekarang bisnis yang dia geluti bersama suaminya, e-commerce <a href="http://www.fashionvalet.com">FashionValet</a> baru saja mengembangkan sayapnya ke Indonesia. <img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-105485" src="//imgcdn.femaledaily.com/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-06-800x582.jpg" alt="Vivy Yusof 06" width="100%" /> Beberapa waktu lalu saya bertemu Fadza Anuar, suaminya, tapi sayangnya saya belum pernah bertemu Vivy secara langsung. Jadi, interview ini dilakukan lewat e-mail. Cantik, stylish, pintar, funny, sukses dan mempunyai keluarga yang harmonis. What’s not to love about this lady? Let’s read on to find out her thoughts on Indonesian and Malaysian fashion, blogging, being a mom and running a business and being a LADYBOSS!  Hi Vivy, let's talk about fashion first. What are your favorite Indonesian brands?  <img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-105484" src="//imgcdn.femaledaily.com/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-05-800x445.jpg" alt="Vivy Yusof 05" width="100%" /> Oh so many! I have to admit that Indonesian brands are so well-received here, some even more than Malaysia’s own local brands. Indonesians are more creative and more intricate in their workmanship making their items more unique. Usually the price is also very affordable when converted to RM or USD for <a href="http://www.fashionvalet.com">FashionValet’s</a> customers. We’ve got the favourites which are <a href="http://riamiranda.com/">Ria Miranda</a>, <a href="http://www.jenahara.com/">Jenahara</a>, <a href="http://www.shafadesign.com/">Shafa Designs</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/ranihatta/">Rani Hatta</a> and more to launch on <a href="http://www.fashionvalet.com">Fashion Valet</a> soon. We’ve also done our first ever Indonesian collaboration for Eid this year which was with popular fashion blogger <a href="http://dianarikasari.blogspot.com">Diana Rikasari</a>. With her, we created a quirky and fun Eid collection much to represent her style and her take on Eid. This will be the first of many collaborations that we have lined up . Last Wednesday 8th of July, we launched Studio 133 Biyan, a brand I have admired since years ago! We are the only website in the world to carry their brand, so that’s definitely a milestone and honor for us. I’m so excited! Q: How about Malaysian brands? What brands/designers that you think us Indonesian should keep an eye on? Indonesians I notice are more elaborate in their dressing and they like print. Even if it is simple pieces, Indonesians dress it up and somehow manage to make it look amazingly stylish by layering or adding accessories! It’s amazing. So I’d recommend the Malaysian brands that are known for prints and beading – <a href="http://mimpikita.com.my/">Mimpikita</a> and <a href="http://www.innaibatik.com/">INNAI</a>, to name some examples. Q: What investment pieces would you suggest for someone who just started wearing hijab or maybe thinking of wearing one? I’d say a good scarf inner and a whole box of pins!! I think no matter how beautiful a scarf is, it needs to stay properly on your head so you don’t have to constantly adjust it when you’re out and about. So a good inner with grip to hold the scarf in place, and pins to secure – a hijabi’s best friend. <img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-105466" src="//femaledaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-04-800x600.jpg" alt="Vivy Yusof 04" width="100%" /> Q: Now let's talk a little bit about beauty. What are the beauty products you can't live without? Besides water (I swear by it. If I don’t drink enough during the day, I WILL get a pimple the next day.), I’d say always clean off your makeup thoroughly before you sleep. I notice Indonesian women wear a lot of makeup and I always feel under-made-up when I’m in Jakarta! I’m pretty simple on a daily basis, but if I do have heavy makeup on for shows or events or photo shoots, I will be sure to scrub my face at the end of the night. In terms of product, I can’t live without my mascara and my lipbalm. Those two are enough to keep you looking healthy. Dried lips are a big turnoff for me. Always have your lipbalm in your handbag. Vivy talks about motherhood&gt;&gt;  <img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-105480" src="//imgcdn.femaledaily.com/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-02-800x800.jpg" alt="Vivy Yusof 02" width="100%" /> &nbsp; Q: Do you think being a mother help you become a better entrepreneur? I actually never thought of that, simply because I have no time to ponder anymore now ever since I became a mother and have to juggle two businesses, a husband, and 2 kids! But now when I think about it, I think yes. Especially in terms of organizing and prioritizing. Since we moms have less time now, we tend to not waste time anymore and we become more productive. When I’m in the office, there’s no such thing anymore of spending minutes Facebook-ing or taking coffee breaks. I can’t cope sometimes with so many departments to supervise with two businesses in different areas so I always make a list. What I have to do and I refer to it all the time to check my progress. Q: What are the things that you found out about motherhood that no one ever told you? That your children will change your whole life forever. I was told things will be different, but really, they change your whole life forever. I used to be very mobile, going here and there at my own time. Did whatever I liked whenever I liked. I’m very impatient so I don’t like when things or people slow me down. And then, hello motherhood! There is no such thing as ME anymore. Everything revolves around your children, what they want at whatever time they want. Like if I’m ready to go out, my baby will decide to poop so I’ll have to wait to change diaper before we all can leave the house. Small small things in your life will change, but this is good for me because I become less selfish and more patient with everything in life. At first I didn’t take it very well, I would cry in frustration when I get spit on my clothes before I have to go for a meeting and I would get upset that things have changed so much. Motherhood wasn’t instant for me, I had to adjust to it and I will admit to that because a lot of new moms need to know the reality. It’s not as natural for some people. But at the end of the day, I started to learn that motherhood is just an amazing thing. I was never maternal in character, but these two little people who I’ve just met less than 2 years ago, they have stolen my heart to the point of no return. When my son calls me Mommy, or my daughter smiles at me, I feel more satisfaction than anything in the world. They are my world and they are my happiness. Q: As a mom, we can't help but feeling the guilt. How do you cope with that? I’m pretty good with tuning out those thoughts. At work, just focus and you won’t even have time to think about other things. I have a nanny for my children, and I make it a point to check in with her every couple of hours and I make her send me pictures/videos of my kids. So I know what they’re doing and what they’ve eaten etc. At the end of the day, you have to do what you have to do and you also have to comfort yourself knowing that you are working to provide good lives for your kids. My parents worked hard when I was a toddler and they weren’t much around when I was a baby, but that didn’t stop me from loving them very very much. In fact, I appreciate all the hard work they did to raise my sister and I. How we make it up is by spending time with them in mornings, nights and weekends. Without nanny. Just me, Fadza and our babies Daniel and Mariam. Those are highlights of my week when I’m with them. On blogging and running businesses&gt;&gt;  Q: You’ve been a long time blogger. Is there any tips you can share for bloggers on working with brands? This is a big concern for me as a blogger. When you have built your blog from sincere passion of writing and sharing, and when your readers connect with you on a personal level even though you’ve never met, nothing is more disappointing when a blogger becomes “commercial”. But also, you can’t blame bloggers for monetizing their blog because they have built a huge following and it’s fair that they want to earn income too. I think the only way to do this is to just accept advertorials or engagements in products you really believe in. I have an agency who gets these for me, but I have turned down so many ad offers simply because I don’t believe in it. Especially if it’s baby items that I don’t use as a mom. Why would I ask other moms to use it on their children if I myself don’t? The money is tempting but it’s not worth it to ruin your brand. So be honest to your readers because they are the ones who built you, after all. <img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-105486" src="//imgcdn.femaledaily.com/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-011-800x800.jpg" alt="Vivy Yusof 01" width="100%" /> Q: How is Vivy as #LADYBOSS? She’s naggy and she will message you at 2 am in the morning to check if you’ve finished a task. To be completely honest, I expect a lot from my team and they know it. Every little mistake I will point out and it is to make sure the team improves and never repeats it. I’m very hands-on when I check work, and even grammar mistakes get me so worked up. A lot of people say they would love to work for me, but quite honestly, when they do, they get shocked because I’m quite serious and blunt, which is different from the Vivy they know from Instagram. Anyone can tell that I’m very passionate about my work, both in <a href="http://www.fashionvalet.com">FashionValet</a> and in <a href="http://www.duckscarves.com">dUCk</a>, so I always expect the same kind of passion and commitment from my team. I always tell them, “Never hand in work you won’t be proud of.” Do things sincerely and wholeheartedly, not just in work but in every aspect of your life. Q:  Any tips you want to share to readers who are planning to create business together with their spouse? Firstly, you have to really think about it. Not everyone can work with their partners and if you don’t think you can, you shouldn’t force it just to “follow the trend” or because it seems convenient. Trust me, I’ve heard just as many failed husband-wife businesses (that in turn becomes failed marriages) as successful ones. Be realistic about your relationship. Once you have established that and you think it’s a go-ahead, the first thing you should do is set boundaries and tasks for each other. You need to draw the line on who does what, so the decision-making and responsibility becomes clear. Of course, always ask for each other’s advice because we can’t assume to know everything, but don’t undermine the spouse in charge of that said project. Also very important is mutual ambitions and goals. It’s inevitable. Your whole life will be about work because your company will be your baby with your spouse too. You will find yourself talking about work at home, so both of you need to be ok with that. Once one of you gets sick of work talk or isn’t feeling it anymore, alarm bells will start ringing. At the end of the day, prioritise your spouse as your marital spouse first. Respect him as a husband, never ever undermine or argue with him in front of his employees and prioritise his personal needs at home before work. It’s easier said than done and I’m still struggling to be the “perfect” wife, but hey, no one said it was going to be easy! Q: If you can start <a href="http://www.fashionvalet.com">FashionValet</a> all over again, what would you do differently? I would hire experienced people to begin with. Fadza and I started FashionValet with USD 30,000 of our own savings and borrowings from family members. That’s considered playmoney for big e-commerce groups! But that’s all we had to use, and with that limitation, we had to build everything on our own and we learned everything the hard way. There was no ready system to use, there was no expert experienced people, and no fancy warehouse method, it was all manual labor at the start. Although I have no regrets because everything is a learning curve, I always think FashionValet could’ve grown faster and much bigger if we had the expertise from the start. But then again, every startup works from ground up. So considering how we started against the “big boys”, we are still one of the leading sites in Asia 5 years on. A lot of e-commerce sites have failed, and somehow FashionValet amazes me by being able to beat all odds. I thank God everyday for His mercy and always pray for Him to guide us the right path, as leaders, as parents and as partners. <img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-105481" src="//imgcdn.femaledaily.com/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-03-800x800.jpg" alt="Vivy Yusof 03" width="100%" /> &nbsp; Q: Any good news for shoppers in Indonesia from Fashion Valet? We will be implementing free delivery! We have just started our warehouse, office and operations in Jakarta. Our new country manager Windy is handling all Indonesian operations and I’m in contact with her more than my own mother! Haha. It’s hard going regional when you long to be there to see the operations for yourself, and this is my weakness in that I tend to be too hands-on with everything. So far, even without me, FashionValet Indo is running smoothly and the team is getting bigger. Products will be shipped from our Indo warehouse too, so Indonesian customers can get their items fast and with free delivery! We are having more and more brands from Indonesia coming on board on top of our Malaysian bulk of brands. 2016 we will be getting more Singaporean and Thai brands. At the end of the day, we are chasing our goal to become Asian’s multi-label online store carrying brands from Asia. So not only Indonesians, but everyone around the world can shop easily from our pool of very talented designers in Asia. --- Did you read that, ladies? Soon we'll have more choices to shop online! Thank you for making the time to do the interview, Vivy, amidst your busy schedules in preparing Raya collection, <a href="http://www.fashionvalet.com">FashionValet </a>Pop up store, dUCk Stationery launch, Ramadan and taking care of the kids. 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 <blockquote>Indonesia punya banyak icon hijabers, yaitu para perempuan yang tetap tampil stylish dengan hijab, mempunyai ratusan followers dan sukses di bisnisnya. Nah, negara tetangga kita punya seorang Vivy Yusof yang namanya juga mulai terdengar di Indonesia, khususnya di kalangan hijabers. Siapa sih sosok Vivy Yusof ini? Yuk, kita kenalan lebih jauh di sini.</blockquote>
Ternyata, Vivy sudah menjadi seorang <a href="http://www.proudduck.com">blogger dari tahun 2008 </a>dan mempunyai sebuah label hijab  <a href="http://duckscarves.com/">dUCk Scarves</a> beserta stationery-nya. Apalagi sekarang bisnis yang dia geluti bersama suaminya, e-commerce <a href="http://www.fashionvalet.com">FashionValet</a> baru saja mengembangkan sayapnya ke Indonesia.
<img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-105485" src="//imgcdn.femaledaily.com/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-06-800x582.jpg" alt="Vivy Yusof 06" width="100%" srcset="https://editorial.femaledaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-06-800x582.jpg 800w, https://editorial.femaledaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-06-300x218.jpg 300w, https://editorial.femaledaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-06-150x109.jpg 150w, https://editorial.femaledaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-06-412x300.jpg 412w, https://editorial.femaledaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-06-220x160.jpg 220w, https://editorial.femaledaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Vivy-Yusof-06.jpg 1629w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" >
Beberapa waktu lalu saya bertemu Fadza Anuar, suaminya, tapi sayangnya saya belum pernah bertemu Vivy secara langsung. Jadi, interview ini dilakukan lewat e-mail. Cantik, stylish, pintar, funny, sukses dan mempunyai keluarga yang harmonis. What’s not to love about this lady? Let’s read on to find out her thoughts on Indonesian and Malaysian fashion, blogging, being a mom and running a business and being a LADYBOSS!
 Hi Vivy, let&#8217;s talk about fashion first. What are your favorite Indonesian brands?

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