Originally from east London, Hall’s family moved to Majorca when he was a child. “That’s where there were happy times growing up,” he said, external.
He launched his first fashion business in his garage in 2012 when he was 21, and his Prévu label was worn by celebrities like Stormzy and Bella Hadid.
The brand was sold to JD Sports in 2021 and acquired by Frasers Group in 2022, but went into administration in 2023.
“I went through a tough, tough experience losing that business that I had built for seven years from my own garage. I had put my heart and soul into something and, one day, it got taken away from me,” he said.
He set up a new fashion brand, By Jake Hall, with the designs inspired by the Spanish island. “I get a lot of get a lot of inspiration from Majorca: the off-whites, the sand colours, the navy of the sea – it all brought back fond memories and got me out of a really dark place,” he told fashion business outlet Drapers, external.
By Jake Hall went into liquidation last year and those business troubles, and his young daughter’s encouragement, led him to explore another side of his talents as an artist.
“I was constantly waking up in the night, I couldn’t sleep and then, one day, we moved to Spain and my daughter said to me, ‘Daddy, let’s draw.’ It took me out of that zone, that dark place. My daughter took me out of that place by simply doodling and drawing.”
He started creating colourful paintings, external, and unveiled his first sculpture in Majorca, external last month.
Hall also used to play non-league football for Boston United, Grays Athletic, Bromley and Billericay.
On the club’s official X account, Boston United posted, external: “RIP Jake… You were only with us a short time, but your presence shone the spotlight on the club.
“We will always remember that goal against Tamworth. Our thoughts go out to your family and friends.”
