I grew up in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. At the time I was growing up with my father - before it was gentrified - it was a very rough neighborhood. He felt that if I got into or started embracing the… — Kerby Jean-Raymond 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 a medical… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
We're always ready for a pick-up game. I walk through the park on the way home every day and just think to myself, 'I'll… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
Is the 'black designer' label there to warn everyone not to have the same level of expectations for me, or is it some type… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
I think that when you rally powerful voices around powerful issues, what you get are positive results. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
I grew up thinking my father was tacky. There was no color coordination. It was whatever was cool. 'These sweatpants are cool. I'll wear… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
Financing is always the hard part, especially if you don't have friends or family to back you, which was my case and the case… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
I'm desperately trying to unplug. The last thing I want is a watch that connects to my phone which connects to my iPad that… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
I played baseball, was on the basketball team in high school, did crew at Hofstra, and randomly played ultimate frisbee, too. But none of… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
With things that I'm going through, whether they be on a small scale or a large scale, I'm thinking, 'Who else is going through… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
I've never seen Ralph Lauren, Rick Owens, or Raf Simons described as white designers. They are just designers. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
'Bernie versus Bernie,' for me, is these two extremes of capitalism. It's Bernie Sanders, the ultimate socialist, and Bernie Madoff, the ultimate capitalist. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
One of the things about runways that I hate is that you can't accommodate so many people because you don't have those in-and-out privileges… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share
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 reason for… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share