They’re here reminding us that black lives matter.” Maybe some people weren’t paying attention and weren’t being sensitive about what’s going on in the community. “There are so many major brands and corporations here right now,” Ms.
Cooper has worked with the Human Rights Campaign.ĭuring the men’s shows, a few protesters demonstrated outside Skylight Clarkson Sq in Lower Manhattan, wearing T-shirts with “Don’t Shoot” and “Walter Scott” written on them. Geffrard founded the Dapper Chicks of New York, which strives to raise awareness of issues like bullying and women’s equality, and Ms. Both have teamed up with Nike for its #BeTrue campaign, which raised money for a nonprofit that works to end discrimination in sports. Geffrard, who attended more than a dozen shows at New York Fashion Week: Men’s, often speak about empowering their gender and representing lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people. “I saw her and she saw me, and eventually we said something to each other.” The two bonded over an experience they had being cyberbullied by another blogger, whom they refused to name, and their love of men’s wear.
Geffrard met more than a year ago at a store opening.
