Our favey twins Rain and China Katayanagi recently popped across the pond to bless us with their #blessed looks and chill auras. They were in town for MBFWA (which China cites as being her favourite ever modelling job to work on), but we managed to nab some time to hang out with them in Centennial Park after the lit week had wrapped.
When the cool humans aren’t lighting up dance floors with their impeccable DJ skills, walking runways for brands like Huffer, or starring in editorial campaigns for labels like Lonely, you’ll find them hanging out together, eating or subscribing to the mantra “sleep all day, party all night” in New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland.
Chloe Nour and Dan Ahwa dressed them up in some seriously luxe fashion, and then took some happy snaps of them basking in the glow of the afternoon sun. See the very pleasant results of that above, then get to know the cuties better below!
RAIN
What do you and China get up to when hanging out together?
Every time we hang, I can only think of getting food.
Best thing about being a twin?
Sharing.
Worst?
Sharing.
How would you describe China in one sentence?
You just have to get to know her. Her personality and humour is indescribable.
What’s been your most memorable DJ set to date?
At 1885 on 7/4/18.
Top 3 songs on rotation for you currently?
Kanye West — ‘Paranoid’
Outkast — ‘She Lives In My Lap’
Famous Dex — ‘Japan’
Where would you take someone visiting Auckland for the first time to eat, drink, shop, dance and people watch?
I’d take them to one of our DJ sets.
What does your ideal day in Auckland look like?
Sunny day, good food, and good company.
What’s been your favourite modelling job to date?
This is a hard question! Every modelling job we’ve done has been lit—it’s always fun, and never stressful. But probably our first runway for Huffer; that was a game changer for us both.
What are you most curious about in life?
Where we end up.
What are you currently listening to, watching and reading?
Haven’t really had time to listen, watch, or read anything. So I’m still jamming music from last month. RIP.
What does ‘cool’ mean to you?
Literally my whole school life I thought being cool was fitting in and being like everyone else. Then after a while it got so exhausting and I just gave up—it hit me that being cool is just being yourself. I wish I listened to my parents when they told me that.
CHINA
How do you think your upbringing helped to shape your worldview?
We were brought up around music and art. Our mom was a designer and our dad is a DJ.
What do you guys normally get up to when hanging out together?
Argue.
Best thing about being a twin?
Having someone there w u 24/7 and sharing.
Worst?
Having someone there w u 24/7 and sharing.
How would you describe Rain in one sentence?
Rain is ahead of her time.
What’s been your most memorable DJ set to date?
Our first club gig, because all our friends showed up! It just got super lit.
Top 3 songs on rotation for you currently?
Deftones — ‘Digital Bath’
Arctic Monkeys — ‘Golden Trunks’
Kanye West — ‘Paranoid’
Where would you take someone visiting Auckland for the first time to eat, drink, shop, dance and people watch?
Little Easy to eat, Roxy to drink, K Road to shop, and 1885 to dance.
What does your ideal day in Auckland look like?
Sleep all day, party all night.
What’s been your favourite modelling job to work on to date?
The whole of Sydney Fashion Week.
What are you most curious about in life?
Life itself.
What are you currently listening to, watching and reading?
Listening to sad-xxxtentacion, watching Kakegurui, reading these questions.
What does ‘cool’ mean to you?
Cool means confidence.
Interview: Maddy Woon Images: Chlöe Nour Fashion: Dan Ahwa
China & Rain are represented by:
Chic SYDNEY
N Management NZ
Shot in collaboration with VIVA Magazine, NZ.
