{"id":156973,"date":"2023-09-01T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=156973"},"modified":"2023-09-01T14:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:43:39","slug":"tremaine-emory-exits-supreme-fashion-month-is-here-and-more-news-you-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=156973","title":{"rendered":"Tremaine Emory Exits Supreme, Fashion Month Is Here, and More News You Missed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tremaine Emory Exits Supreme <\/strong>
\nSupreme<\/a>‘s first-ever creative director, Tremaine Emory<\/a>, has resigned from his position, citing \u201csystemic racism was at play within the structure of Supreme” as the primary reason for his departure. Established by James Jebbia in 1994, Supreme underwent a significant change in ownership in 2020 when VF Corp, the parent company of North Face, acquired the brand in a transaction valuing it at $2.1 billion. Jebbia retained his position as CEO and appointed Emory to the role of creative director. In an Instagram post, Emory detailed his decision to leave, pinpointing concerns with the actions of Supreme’s senior management during a project involving artist Arthur Jafa<\/a>, whose work focuses on Blackness in America through film and occasionally explores themes related to slavery. Emory specifically aimed to incorporate a well-known photo<\/a> from the National Portrait Gallery featuring a formerly enslaved man with whiplashes that Supreme apparently scrapped without informing Emory. Supreme is known for its past inspirations pulled from Black culture and hip-hop, and Emory\u2019s posts on Instagram have been aimed to raise awareness among his followers about the critical need to foster diversity and equity within fashion corporations, and empowering Black employees to become decision-makers. Supreme has denied allegations that the project was cancelled responding to the departure, \u201cWhile we take these concerns seriously, we strongly disagree with Tremaine\u2019s characterisation of our company and the handling of the Arthur Jafa project, which has not been cancelled. This was the first time in 30 years where the company brought in a creative director. We are disappointed it did not work out with Tremaine and wish him the best of luck going forward.\u201d [The Cut<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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