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'Its not for shock value, but its whats going to make you think about this after you go to three shows,' he added. 'Whats going to make you think about this again at 11 when youre done for the day? Thats what its about.'
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PSPS
(13,601 posts)I wonder if the new Toyota "Eric Garner" model will have the same gravitas as the Chevy "Pearly Golden."
kiva
(4,373 posts)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)kiva
(4,373 posts)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)It is art, speaking about one of the important issues of our time.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)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.
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(24,544 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)it looks like blood. I know what they are trying to say, but it just gives a cop "probable cause" to harass the wearer.