Calvin Klein recently released its 2021 Pride collection to commemorate the LGBTQIA+ community and, naturally, the brand’s campaign, titled #proudinmycalvins, is packed with star-studded talent.
Alongside the new campaign and collection, Calvin Klein has teamed up with several non-profit organizations that advocate for LGBTQIA+ equality and safety, such as ILGA Work, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, and the National Pulse Memorial & Museum . Most recently, the brand has launched a two-year partnership with The Trevor Project to help boost the program’s crisis services in addition to mental health resources for the community.
Pride was cancelled and I was OK because I feel like I’ve gone to so many Pride celebrations, but my heart really hurt for kids for whom this month of the year is a chance to be honored and seen and party in a place that’s safe. That hurt my heart to see kids miss out on that. It made me really bummed because I know what it meant to me growing up, even in a place like New York City where I was so lucky to have an incredible, loud Pride.
What are you looking forward to most this year? Is there anything you can share about new music on the way?. That’s like my favorite festival ever, so I’m very excited to play Gov Ball. I’m also very excited to support The Strokes at The Forum in October. Festivals are also just a “get what you get” kind of scenario. You get on stage and it is what it is, and there’s something cool and magical about just handling it no matter what goes wrong.