There is no equivalent. Black brands can’t afford the materials those fashion houses use
Why Don’t Black Celebrities Wear Black Clothing Brands?
- Thread starter I Really Mean It
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imma lil confused by tagging me - can u elaborateOperationNumbNutts
Superstar
Interesting question but it goes two ways. 1. Are black clothing lines endorsing black celebrities to wear their clothes. 2. Some folks especially musicians wear whatever is popular at the time. Rappers in particular endorsed A LOT of clothing lines, alcohol, and cars since the beginning of the bling bling era for free cause it was cool. The only exception I could think about was LL Cool J promoting FUBU.by “celebrities,” i mean actors, musicians and athletes - the black glitterati.
except for underground rappers, who aren’t really celebrities to the degree of which i’m speaking, none of our black luminaries rock black brands. and, there are a LOT of black streetwear brands out there, many of which produce clean tees, hoodies and other apparel.
on instagram, i see black celebrity after black celebrity wearing white or non-black designers: dior, moncler, gucci, louis (not off-white), raf simons, alexander mcqueen, palm angels, human made, carhartt, kapital, rhude, etc.
there are others i haven’t named, but you get the gist.
think of how this appears to the youth who look up to them. you’re a black boy or girl, and black celebrities on instagram are only wearing apparel made by people who don’t look like you.
it’s sickening.
OP a idiot. This is a black owned brand that PLENTY of athletes rock. Do your homework next time instead of starting a thread, crying like a clown.
Kenny West
Veteran
Milano Di Rouge and celebs wear it
I Really Mean It
Veteran
thank you.
you act as if i’m not appreciative of people hipping me to a brand like this. despite knowing of several brands, there are obviously others i’m ignorant of.
OP stays bushed 
The question is who cares about a standard? Once your celebrity is cemented you can wear whatever you want and people will latch on. If you’re rich and famous and wearing stuff just because it’s the standard, then I imagine you’re still dealing with some issues of insecurity…
SupaDupaFresh
Superstar
For the same reason some coli dudes don't want no part of being African.
They are incredibly insecure and believe they have an inherent intellect, accomplishment, and work ethic that distinguishes them from the rest of us and explains their success. And they'd rather flaunt that status as their identity for their own emotional protection than go through the frightening experience of finding out they are no better than anyone else. Which usually don't come until a kick in the ass with drug addictions, alcoholism, legal issues, failed relationships. and perhaps a loss of that wealth.
Just my two cents.
They are incredibly insecure and believe they have an inherent intellect, accomplishment, and work ethic that distinguishes them from the rest of us and explains their success. And they'd rather flaunt that status as their identity for their own emotional protection than go through the frightening experience of finding out they are no better than anyone else. Which usually don't come until a kick in the ass with drug addictions, alcoholism, legal issues, failed relationships. and perhaps a loss of that wealth.
Just my two cents.
You're very sensitive to this and you've shared more than two cents - maybe even over a dollar's worth of your uninvited opinion.
Where are your people from and why are we your concern?
Why is this connection (or lack thereof) so important to you? Does it affect your finances as a New Yorker - or do you want to prevent hostile action when you bring that attitude to a majority African american area after being gentrified out of NYC?
If more of us become ethnocentric like your NYC peers (Caribbeans, Anglophone Africans, Francophone Africans, "Latinos") - will you be able to live comfortably outside of your ethnic space in another area? Probably not - and there's nothing you can do to stop it.
(Rhetorical)