LOOK FOUR

Starts with a workwear inspired vest that denotes the hard work of the lesbian community during the epidemic. It celebrates folks like Jewel Thais-Williams who created organizations like “Rue’s House” and used her medical background to provide quality and complementary holistic health services to all who needed it, and Bishop Yvette Flounder who tirelessly worked to challenge people’s prejudices against the illness. The vest features serval pockets all framed with the collection’s signature run-away topstitching. The a-symmetry gives a subtle nod to the view of life from next to a hospital bed.

Below, a pair of wide leg denim shorts sit low on the hips. Details like the fragmented back pocket and the number forty with a slash through are a protest to the government who turned a blind eye to the crisis that killed so many. Contrasting red stitches cut through the dark denim and a bright silver button in place of the j-fly’s traditional bar tack creates extra support.