If I'm going to be the black designer, I'm going to tell it my way. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
I don't know which was the first love - music or fashion. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Fashion Copy Share Image
Financing is always the hard part, especially if you don't have friends or family to back you, which was my case and… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
If you're on the fence about speaking your truth or sharing your world with a greater audience, don't be. We need each… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Audience Copy Share Image
All it took was one conversation to know that Reebok was the right home for our team. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Communication Copy Share Image
We're constantly having to go head-to-head with the Bernie Madoffs of the world who just want more and more money. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
We're always ready for a pick-up game. I walk through the park on the way home every day and just think to… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Day Copy Share Image
My earliest memories of defying my parents were through music. I remember rap being banned in my house, and then getting a… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Earliest memories Copy Share Image
I've never seen Ralph Lauren, Rick Owens, or Raf Simons described as white designers. They are just designers. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Designers Copy Share Image
All my collections are based on something I like or something I'm dealing with. They are always deeply personal. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
My dad used to give me old electrical equipment that didn't work anymore, and I'd put things together. I think that's why… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
I design for social media. My customer reads blogs, is on social media, so I design with contrast in mind. An all-black… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Design Copy Share Image
I grew up in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. At the time I was growing up with my father - before it was gentrified… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Culture Copy Share Image
With things that I'm going through, whether they be on a small scale or a large scale, I'm thinking, 'Who else is… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Help Copy Share Image
All clothes are worn on the street, but 'streetwear' had once described T-shirt brands and skate-inspired brands, and now it's just a… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Clothes Copy Share Image
One of the things about runways that I hate is that you can't accommodate so many people because you don't have those… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
I grew up thinking my father was tacky. There was no color coordination. It was whatever was cool. 'These sweatpants are cool.… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
There were times when gangs would approach me, but my father was way stronger than them. They would come make threats and… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
In my shows, I always try to incorporate music because it's the most natural way to set a tone. So if I… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Greed Copy Share Image
The way I was raised, you get a new pair of sneakers when the old one gets messed up. But when I… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Dating Copy Share Image
I don't think the narrative I was stuck in - the 'black' designer category - was going to go away anytime soon. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
Music has always been my first love, and I appreciate how a great musician can bring awareness to tough issues through their… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Awareness Copy Share Image
I hope that people who don't believe depression is a real thing will stop calling people crazy, because that's dismissive and not… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
I think that when you rally powerful voices around powerful issues, what you get are positive results. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
You have these megabrands who make most of their money off hip-hop culture. Where were they in the time of need? — Kerby Jean-Raymond Culture Copy Share Image
We need to think forward and keep making America greater. Not that old America, again. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
A president's power is limited. We need to vote down the ballot as well, from your councilman all the way up to… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Ballot Copy Share Image
Systemically, there hasn't been an oppression more overt and long-lasting than economic oppression against black people and minorities in this country. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
I want to be fashion's Erykah Badu. What I admire about her is her timelessness and her fearless approach. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
We don't need to go back in time and make America great again, because really, America was only great for certain people. — Kerby Jean-Raymond America Copy Share Image
My dad was always so strict that I was scared to speak to him. Haitian parents are very, 'This is adults' business;… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
A lot of us who are creative and have all these great ideas just don't have the money to do it. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Creativity Copy Share Image
In September of 2015, I did the unthinkable: I used my second-ever runway show to bring awareness to the Black Lives Matter… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Awareness Copy Share Image
I came back from Standing Rock, and one of the things that struck me was their respect for elders. It was something… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Aging Copy Share Image
'Bernie versus Bernie,' for me, is these two extremes of capitalism. It's Bernie Sanders, the ultimate socialist, and Bernie Madoff, the ultimate… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
I've always felt like an outcast. My aesthetic is very high-end, but I still get classified as streetwear. There's really no other… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Aesthetic Copy Share Image
