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" A president's power is limited. We need to vote down the ballot as well, from your councilman all the way up to your governors and congressman. "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
President
Down
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" I design for social media. My customer reads blogs, is on social media, so I design with contrast in mind. An all-black shirt looks good on the shelf but not online. "
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" I don't think the narrative I was stuck in - the 'black' designer category - was going to go away anytime soon. "
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" I've always felt like an outcast. My aesthetic is very high-end, but I still get classified as streetwear. There's really no other reason for than other than my age, the way I look, and where I'm from. "
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" The work of black creatives seems to always get undermined in one way or another, and that's what this new generation is actively changing by speaking up. We aren't accepting group categorization and group classifications to describe our work anymore - it just leads to group dismissal. "
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" We don't need to go back in time and make America great again, because really, America was only great for certain people. "
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" With things that I'm going through, whether they be on a small scale or a large scale, I'm thinking, 'Who else is going through this? And how can I address it and bring it to light to help someone else?' "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
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" I hope that people who don't believe depression is a real thing will stop calling people crazy, because that's dismissive and not a medical diagnosis. "
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" Financing is always the hard part, especially if you don't have friends or family to back you, which was my case and the case for most designers. "
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Family
" If you put the collections together, whether it's Rick Owens, Alexander Wang, or whomever, sometimes they do streetwear, but they're never called that. They're always called 'sportswear' or 'high-end' or 'luxury.' I feel like I'm tossed into that streetwear category so that I don't exist in this space. "
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" Systemically, there hasn't been an oppression more overt and long-lasting than economic oppression against black people and minorities in this country. "
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" All clothes are worn on the street, but 'streetwear' had once described T-shirt brands and skate-inspired brands, and now it's just a lazy innuendo used to describe clothing made by designers that the establishment deems 'less than.' "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
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Now
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" In September of 2015, I did the unthinkable: I used my second-ever runway show to bring awareness to the Black Lives Matter movement. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to do professionally. It was lonely. "
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Matter
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Black
" We're constantly having to go head-to-head with the Bernie Madoffs of the world who just want more and more money. "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
World
Want
Go
" My dad was always so strict that I was scared to speak to him. Haitian parents are very, 'This is adults' business; this is kids' business.' "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
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Scared
Always
" There were times when gangs would approach me, but my father was way stronger than them. They would come make threats and stuff, and I was like, 'You don't know the opposition I've got upstairs. I'm not scared of you.' "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
Know
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Stronger
" The way I was raised, you get a new pair of sneakers when the old one gets messed up. But when I got to high school, I started dating girls and trying to fit in, and I realized everybody was collecting Jordans. When I would get my paychecks, I wouldn't even take money. I would just trade them for sneakers. "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
School
You
High School
" I grew up thinking my father was tacky. There was no color coordination. It was whatever was cool. 'These sweatpants are cool. I'll wear them with these shoes that are cool.' He had less inhibitions. I wasn't respectful of his swag then. "
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Shoes
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Thinking
" My earliest memories of defying my parents were through music. I remember rap being banned in my house, and then getting a Cam'ron album. "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
Rap
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" In my shows, I always try to incorporate music because it's the most natural way to set a tone. So if I want to do a show about depression, I use the opera. If I want to do a show about greed, I use spoken word. If I want to do a show about the injustice that's taking place in the world, I might play Sam Cooke. "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
Try
World
Music
" I was going to college on a full scholarship. I graduated summa cum laude. I was always on the dean's list. I was never a kid that started any kind of trouble. "
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Scholarship
Trouble
College
" Think about how much fashion profits from black culture and how underrepresented we are in the industry. If you insist on using black celebrities to peddle your merchandise and add a cool factor to your front row, it is indecent to not care about the plights of that person's community. "
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" You have these megabrands who make most of their money off hip-hop culture. Where were they in the time of need? "
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" The world absolutely needs your voice. "
Kerby Jean-Raymond
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World
Voice
" All it took was one conversation to know that Reebok was the right home for our team. "
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Right
Know
" My dad used to give me old electrical equipment that didn't work anymore, and I'd put things together. I think that's why I like to mix things that don't belong. "
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" 'Bernie versus Bernie,' for me, is these two extremes of capitalism. It's Bernie Sanders, the ultimate socialist, and Bernie Madoff, the ultimate capitalist. "
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" I want to be fashion's Erykah Badu. What I admire about her is her timelessness and her fearless approach. "
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" If I'm going to be the black designer, I'm going to tell it my way. "
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" We're always ready for a pick-up game. I walk through the park on the way home every day and just think to myself, 'I'll take on any of these kids.' "
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" I've never seen Ralph Lauren, Rick Owens, or Raf Simons described as white designers. They are just designers. "
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