With donations from FKA Twigs and Neneh Cherry, Miss Jason is cleaning out his closet for a good cause.
, a UK-based grassroots organization fundraising for queer, trans and intersex people of color. “Essentially I wanted to use my platform and connections to do something positive for my community,” Jason explains. “I want to use the fashion industry to affect real change, and help the people it otherwise ostracizes and appropriates.”
Left to right: Shakeema wears dress S.O.S. Steve Smith, Ayo wears full look Xander Zhou, Akuac wears latex bikini Hanger Inc.Photo: Roxy Lee featuring an array of second-hand designer pieces donated by members of Jason’s community, including FKA Twigs, Neneh Cherry, and music manager Grace Ladoja. “I’ve just been sent the most mind-blowing, exquisitely detailed press-on nails from Sylvie MacMillan that are to die for,” he says when I ask him for his personal highlights.
And while Jason would usually be found spending Pride month tearing up the dancefloor, or presenting his latest episode at the city’s annual UK Black Pride event, this year, he believes that taking a moment to reflect isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “I think what we should take from right now is the remembrance that Pride was a protest before it was a party,” he says.
In the meantime, he notes that you can offer more immediate support, however small, by purchasing an item from Jason’s flash sale, which will beThe GetThe latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com.
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