How did the name ‘Strange Fruit Clothing come about?
The song had always resonated with me as it was pivotal in exposing the atrocities of lynching and racism in the US after its release in 1940s. It also planted the seeds of the Civil Rights Movement in the 50s and 60s. I wanted to combine fashion and history or making history fashionable as way to wear clothes that have some historic reference and meaning; in a small way through fashion, my customer can learn a little snippet about history. I even thought the hang tags could be like flash cards you keep in your wallet to remember key facts about what they were wearing. After doing the postcards, I was able to screen print the designs on T-shirts. I created a whole Civil Rights series (Angela Davis, Malcolm X, etc.), which was really popular among college students, even the ones who had no idea who Angela Davis is, believe it or not. How did you make the transition from Graphic designer to fashion designer? First and foremost, my grandmother was a seamstress so I guess I inherited somet
