She joined IN THE BLK, a group started by Mr. Glemaud, posing the question of what could be done. She reached out to Ms. Dawson they have been friends since they were teenagers who had gotten involved with voter registration when she co-founded Voto Latino in 2004. They realized that National Voter Registration Day was Sept. 22, which happened to be in the middle of the fashion shows, and had a bingo moment.
Mr. Abloh then joined as creative director, and the idea became a reality. I remember seeing Sean Combss Vote or Die campaign on MTV, Mr. Abloh said. Now he had a chance to encode a similar visual in someone elses head. In short order they had a logo a needle and thread stitching out the V in vote a slogan (Model Voter, in Mr. Ablohs trademark quotation marks) and their roster of designers.
It was time to attach the two: politics and fashion, said Fe Noel, a designer who was an early part of the initiative and who has made a handkerchief/bandanna that can be worn around your neck, face, head, whatever, when you go to vote, she said.read more
Politics Is Back in Fashion
