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Kerby Jean-Raymond

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If I'm going to be the black designer, I'm going to tell it my way. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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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? - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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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'm desperately trying to unplug. The last thing I want is a watch that connects to my phone which connects to my iPad that connects to my computer that airplays to my TV. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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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. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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All my collections are based on something I like or something I'm dealing with. They are always deeply personal. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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The world absolutely needs your voice. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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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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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. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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Nobody can shut the door in your face if you own the door. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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I think that when you rally powerful voices around powerful issues, what you get are positive results. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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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. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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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. - 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. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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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
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I grew up in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. At the time I was growing up with my father - before it was gentrified - it was a very rough neighborhood. He felt that if I got into or started embracing the rap culture, I would be one step closer to being on the streets. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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If you're on the fence about speaking your truth or sharing your world with a greater audience, don't be. We need each other badly. - Kerby Jean-Raymond
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