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damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts) Sat Sep 12, 2015, 06:12 PM Sep 2015

Black designer hits back at police 'brutality and racism' with powerful collection

'It’s not for shock value, but it’s what’s going to make you think about this…after you go to three shows,' he added. 'What’s going to make you think about this again at 11 when you’re done for the day? That’s what it’s about.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3232258/Black-designer-hits-police-brutality-racism-powerful-collection-blood-spattered-clothing-starts-NYFW-horrific-footage-police-violence-including-Eric-Garner-s-death.html

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Black designer hits back at police 'brutality and racism' with powerful collection (Original Post) damnedifIknow Sep 2015 OP

What good is a social ill if you can't make a profit off of it? PSPS Sep 2015 #1

Capitalizing on death, kiva Sep 2015 #2

this is from Fashion Week. They aren't going into production. KittyWampus Sep 2015 #5

From the article kiva Sep 2015 #8

I don't think of it as capitalizing death Marrah_G Sep 2015 #6

The OP leaves out all context. This is NY Fashion Week. Preceding his show, the designer KittyWampus Sep 2015 #3

That is really powerful. Number23 Sep 2015 #4

Big problem with the shoes... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #7

Powerful, very powerful nadinbrzezinski Sep 2015 #9

PSPS

(13,603 posts)

1. What good is a social ill if you can't make a profit off of it?

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 06:31 PM

Sep 2015

I wonder if the new Toyota "Eric Garner" model will have the same gravitas as the Chevy "Pearly Golden."

kiva

(4,373 posts)

2. Capitalizing on death,

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 06:34 PM

Sep 2015

that's such a progressive value for a designer. Hopefully he makes sure those shoes are manufactured in a sweatshop, made my starving and mistreated children.

Shouldn't need this, but

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

5. this is from Fashion Week. They aren't going into production.

Reply to kiva (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 06:41 PM

Sep 2015

kiva

(4,373 posts)

8. From the article

Reply to KittyWampus (Reply #5)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 08:03 PM

Sep 2015

After the footage finished playing, Jean-Raymond debuted his first womenswear collection, which featured several pieces inspired by the same acts of brutality featured in the clip.

One model walked down the runway in a pair of white combat-style boots, which were covered with the names of all the victims featured in Jean-Raymond's video clip, written out in black marker, and splattered with blood stains.

Another pair of similar white combat boots featured the words 'I can't breathe, I can't breathe' written all over them in the same style of black marker; victim Eric Garner is believed to have said this phrase 11 times over while lying facedown on the sidewalk after being put in a chokehold by officers.

Sounds like this is his collection.

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

6. I don't think of it as capitalizing death

Reply to kiva (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 06:53 PM

Sep 2015

It is art, speaking about one of the important issues of our time.

KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

3. The OP leaves out all context. This is NY Fashion Week. Preceding his show, the designer

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2015, 06:40 PM

Sep 2015

showed a 15 MINUTE video depicting acts of police violence.

Fashion pieces shown in this venue are more like Art and less like ready to wear. These almost certainly aren't pieces that would go into production for mass consumption.

According to the Huffington Post, the video included 16 different cases of police brutality, many of which resulted in the deaths of the victims; the horrific footage occasionally elicited gasps of shock and upset from the stylish fashionistas attending the show, but was otherwise greeted with an outraged, thoughtful silence.
The clip also included interviews with the family members of some of the victims featured, including Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant, who was fatally shot by officers on New Year's Day 2009, Nicole Bell, the fiance of Sean Bell, who was shot and killed in November 2006 while leaving his bachelor party, and Emerald Garner, daughter of Eric.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3232258/Black-designer-hits-police-brutality-racism-powerful-collection-blood-spattered-clothing-starts-NYFW-horrific-footage-police-violence-including-Eric-Garner-s-death.html#ixzz3lZCwly3Z
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