Suitcase Series: Meg And Nina, Co-Founders Of ADAY

Founded by two entrepreneurial friends, Meg He and Nina Faulhaber, ADAY is a label for women who are going places, professionally and physically.

They create apparel for everday life in the form of a 27-piece capsule collection, reimaging everyday staples, designed to add a sense of ease to your life. ADAY launched in June 2015 and its co-founders were named to Forbes 30 under 30 in Retail & E-commerce. ADAY was started in London and is now headquartered in SoHo, NYC.

What is the first trip you remember taking?

NF:  We traveled to Switzerland ever since I can remember as I have family in Zurich and my parents put me on skies when I was 3
MYH: From Beijing to London with my mother, when I was five, when we immigrated. The first trip on my “own” was to Bratislava, Prague and Vienna with friends in College

If you could sit next to anyone – dead or alive – on a long-haul flight, who would it be?

NF: Mahatma Gandhi. So much wisdom and kindness he’d have to teach
MYH: Jonathan Franzen and I would coyly flirt with him about his glasses

How do you recover from jet lag?

NF: I make smoothies and eat Acai bowls, vitamins, vitamins, vitamins
MYH: I listen to Bach’s solo violin pieces, meditate and self-massage with foam rollers and massage oils (UMA oils are amazing)

Your flight’s delayed an hour and your phone’s out of battery. How do you pass the time?

NF: I order a glass of red wine, read a paper book + journal or write ideas
MYH: I write. I find that when you write for even 10 minutes, what you really need to think about surfaces.

Biggest lesson from your travels?

NF: Traveling through rural Asia, Africa and other places where some people live very differently than we do has taught me that the daily worries we have (like how many Instagram followers we have and why the Uber is still 6 minutes away) are really not that important 🙂
MYH: Gratitude and humility — we, humans, have built so much and there’s so much to learn from the world around us.

Do you travel for food, leisure, culture or something else?

NF: For new experiences
MYH: For growth

What’s on your travel playlist?

NF: The Killers, Bedouin
MYH: Bonobo, Tycho, Daft Punk, Cat Power, Kendrick Lamar

Must-have travel picks:

NF: Something Borrowed Shirt + Turn It Up Pants
MYH: Cut It Out Pants + Like A Boss Sweatshirt

Available on www.thisisaday.com

First thing that comes to your mind?

Hand-luggage essential?

NF: Journal, lip balm
MYH: Change of clothing, toiletries and every possible charger and adaptor (prepare for the apocalypse)

Packing: roll or fold?

NF: Fold
MYH: Roll!

Time killer on a long-haul flight?

NF: Drawing practice
MYH: Working on that novel you’ve been meaning to write

On-flight tipple of choice?

NF: Still water all the way
MYH: Sparkling water + bloody Mary mix

Bucket list top destination?

NF: Fiji, Peru, Nepal
MYH: Alaska

Best shopping gem found abroad?

NF: The Store in Berlin (which is sort of home, technically)
MYH: Vintage stores in Paris

Ultimate hideaway?

NF: Gokarna, somewhere between Goa and Kerala in India
MYH: Hiking with my rescue pup, Forrest, in any location without cell service