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Video: STAYME7O Propel SS21 “A BLACK FUTURE”
Carmelo Anthony presented the inaugural collection of the STAYME7O PROPEL Program, titled PROPEL SS21 “A BLACK FUTURE,” via a hyper-real 3-D digital show during New York Fashion Week. Anthony collaborated with emerging and established Black design groups including Barriers Worldwide, DIEM, The Brooklyn Circus, Demestik, Ghetto Gastro, TIER & Shakira Jovanni to create a piece of clothing that honors their shared vision of the Black movement.
Derived from Anthony’s passion for sartorial creativity and his desire to honor the Black creative community, the STAYME7O PROPEL Program reimagines the cultural landscape and creative spaces where diversity has been underserved, starting within the fashion industry. This unique platform will focus on the movement for Black independence, freedom of expression and how Black creativity always has, and continues to, move and change the world around us. This initiative champions not just emerging fashion talent but honors a vision of Black excellence that inspires a culture to create and move further, together.
Throughout the design process for the PROPEL SS21 collection, the seven designers considered their visions for a Black Future and what it meant to them. Throughout history, Black people have suffered and continue to suffer discrimination and systemic oppression. At a time of unquestionable change, collective communities must intentionally reflect and unapologetically reawaken the civil rights movement to create transformation and opportunities that for so long were withheld or denied to the Black community. Anthony’s goal for the STAYME7O PROPEL Program is to amplify the historically marginalized and underrepresented voices to address their own message and carve the future they, themselves, plan to progress.
The STAYME7O PROPEL SS21 collection featured in ‘A Black Future’ is now available for pre-order at www.stayme7o.com.
TIER
TIER is a New York City based Creative and Fashion brand founded by Brooklyn-natives Nigeria Ealey, Esaie Jean-Simon and Victor James. Tier believes that “Art Never Dies”. What’s most important is the impact you leave on Earth; your impact is your art. What will you be known for? What did you accomplish? What change have you made? Tier’s sole purpose is to scale this impact by fusing design and culture with the lifestyle of everyday wear. It is important for us to share our stories and inspirations through our garments as a collective and as individuals. We design to create memorable moments and challenge artistic interpretation. When it comes to fashion, comfort is our standard while implementing functional and future-forward thinking.
Ghetto Gastro
Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao and Lester Walker are the Bronx-born creative collective known as Ghetto Gastro, defining their own lane that transcends food, art, music, fashion, and design. The Bronx is part of the team's lifeblood, and every piece of the Ghetto Gastro universe is meant to uplift and celebrate the borough, and other places like it, as an unsung driver of global culture. Since inception in 2012, the collective’s work to explore global food traditions through the lens of the African diaspora has led to its masterminding events for fashion designers, artists, entrepreneurs, musicians, and organizations, including Virgil Abloh, Rick Owens, Naomi Campbell, the Serpentine Galleries, the Museum of Modern Art, and many more. After nearly a decade of breaking down boundaries between cultures and cuisines, Ghetto Gastro is making 2020 a marquee year— releasing a custom line of kitchen appliances, seasonings, and kitchenware, producing a forthcoming television series, and continuing to bring The Bronx to the world and the world to The Bronx.
Shakira Jovanni
Shakira Jackson, founder and designer of Shakira Javonni, was born and raised in Queens, New York. Drawing inspiration from her immediate environment and “people watching,” Shakira is known for demonstrating her sartorial individuality by utilizing her creative foundation of garment construction, pattern-making, tailoring and most recently chainstitch embroidery. Her belief in sustainability has become central to her creative process. “With fashion being the second most polluting industry on Earth, I hope to impact the footprint any way possible”. By utilizing already existing garments over buying new garments she was able to vastly reduce the amount of waste from her process. Second to sustainability Shakira Jackson draws on the notion of artistic discovery. By merging textures, and being malleable with fit, she is able to make bespoke one of one garments that encourage personal style and individuality. Heavily committed to embracing and celebrating the culture, she desires to make an impact by continuing to create pieces that empower the Black imagination, the freedom of self-expression all while supporting greater unity within the community.
The Brooklyn Circus
Ouigi Theodore, Creative Director, cultural connector & lead curator of The Brooklyn Circus has cultivated a unique style that has garnered recognition not only among the fashion pundits of New York, but also from streetwise fans across the world. He has established himself as a trend forecaster for advertising and marketing agencies looking to get an edge in the fashion market and consulted on campaigns for the likes of Hennessy/LVMH, Toyota, Casio G-Shock, American Express, PF Flyers, Liberty Fairs, ENVSN FEST, New Balance, Reebok, Deutsch Advertising, Sennheiser Audio. As founder of The Brooklyn Circus, he looks to tell the story of style throughout American history and to emphasize the power of presentation. In doing so, BKc wants to change the way Americans dress, one iconic silhouette at a time through the 100-Year Plan.
DEMESTIK
Reuben Reuel is the Designer and Creative Director of DEMESTIK. A native of Virginia Beach, VA with ancestry from West Africa, his designs take inspiration from the past, present, and future to create a universal language all its own.Through a timeless-first focus, he pulls inspiration from his own cultural experiences and imagination merged with places unknown. His versatile and effortlessly chic designs encourage audiences to discover the truth of self-love and happiness; garments that lift your confidence and welcome grace from both yourself and the real world. Reuben Reuel believes how you feel in this life is significant. Define the feeling and design your life with DEMESTIK.
DIEM
DIEM Is a lifestyle brand that embodies the phrase “Does It Even Matter. The phrase is the pulse of the brand’s attitude which exudes a sense of assurance, justification of one's lifestyle and the individual's daily approach to life. Inspired by the cultural expressions and innovation present in Flatbush, Brooklyn— Michael Nicholas fuses his passion for design with his cultural history, using streetwear as a vehicle for tangible educational messaging. The brand’s core belief, aligned with their mission to empower through storytelling, is a continual investment in community and conversation. Nicholas resurfaces images of timeless, legendary figures such as Arthur Ashe and Peter Toshe, with heavily-scaled messaged campaigns that act as a call-to-action to those wearing the garments and for those who witness at a distance. These projects have led to further collaborations with Okay Player, Fabolous, Dreamville, Bleacher Report, and Fila. Mike with his wife and business partner Nicole, look forward to further innovating and expanding the potential of streetwear as a way of positively impacting a community with accessible, visceral word and image.
Barriers Worldwide
Hailing from Valley Stream, NY— Steven Barter, pulls inspiration from almost every facet of his life. Examining the history of the African-American community is his primary draw, but he also attributes Barriers growth to his continual exploration of lesser known cultural revolutionaries and moments of change. Additionally, Barriers pulls from our zeitgeist’s nostalgia — from comics and cinema, to sneakers and toys. An unshakable drive has fueled his personal and professional growth, allowing Barter to refine his craft that has translated into his work for his brand, Barriers Worldwide. His design philosophy evolves as he ‘learns on the daily’ via his collaborators and their energy - as he channels it to help him evolve the future of the brand. In doing so, he hopes Barriers continues to inspire, energize, inform and grow as a creative hub for kids of all races.
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