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 them with these shoes that are cool.' He had less inhibitions. I wasn't respectful of his… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a sneaker designer since I was 10; it was my dream to work at Nike and design signature shoes for Michael Jordan and Penny Hardaway. When it was time to select high schools, I wanted to… — 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 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 myself, 'I'll… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
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 Image
I think that when you rally powerful voices around powerful issues, what you get are positive results. — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
If I'm going to be the black designer, I'm going to tell it my way. — 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. I'll wear… — Kerby Jean-Raymond 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 the case… — Kerby Jean-Raymond Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 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 going through… — Kerby Jean-Raymond 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 Copy Share Image
