Kerby Jean-Raymond for Pyér Moss, viscose T-shirt, spring/summer 2016, USA, gift of Pyér Moss

T-shirts and hoodies have been blank canvases for messages of protest and rebellion since the 1950s. They are especially visible in hip hop culture and act as a barometer of current times. Pyer Moss designer Kerby Jean-Raymond used the medium to protest the ongoing murders of Black American men at his spring 2016 fashion show, which he dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement, continuing a long-held hip hop fashion statement made by earlier brands such as PNB Nation.