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AnaOno Intimates partnered with New York-based nonprofit #Cancerland to put on a fashion show featuring women of all backgrounds who are fighting and living with several stages of breast cancer.
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It was a bold, fierce and courageous display of women who are fighting the good fight against cancer and determined to win.
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It was with a powerful display of solidarity that Mara Hoffman opened her fall 2017 fashion show. The designer commissioned four women from diverse racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds to talk
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about what it really means to stand together.
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Naeem Khan's finale look featured a stunning Black model in a regal gold gown with a goddess headpiece. As she floated elegantly down the runway, a recording of Dr. Maya Angelou's poem entitled "Human
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Family" was played. In it, she highlights the ties that bind all human beings together. It ends with the line, "We are more alike my friends, than we are unalike."
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Public School stayed true to their brand message as being outspoken. The designers debuted hats that read, "Make America New York Again." One-half of the designing duo, Dao-Yi Chow, explained
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the intent behind the #MAGA-inspired motto to
The Business of Fashion: "We wish the rest of the States were like New York from an inclusivity standpoint, from a diversity
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standpoint, from an action standpoint." The brand also printed its slogan "We Need Leaders" on the back of the hoodies.
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Prabal Gurung's fall 2017 show was all about celebrating feminism. Models rocked the runway wearing shirts with captions like "the future is female," "stronger than fear," and "our minds, our
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bodies, our power." Taking things a step further, the models cast for this show had a diverse representation.
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Phillp Plein's commissioned Nas to perform "If I Ruled the World." A hip hop classic, the rapper paints a picture of what life would be like in America sans racism,
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bigotry and discrimination. Nas is New York. Phillip Plein couldn’t have made a better choice.
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In response to Donald Trump’s controversial stance on immigration and his recent #MuslimBan, Muslim designer Anniesa Hasibaun hired a full cast of immigrant models to walk in her show. The
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designer
opened up to ELLE.com about her stance saying, "Difference is not something to be afraid of—it's something you should embrace," she said. "We have this vision and mission
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of bringing peace, and fashion is one of the means we can use to spread these beautiful values to the world."
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