I have actually decided not to lend my Couture pieces for magazine editorials anymore. I can't really comprehend why designers, who spend so much of their own money on their work and obviously don't get paid for it while doing it, have to lend their pieces that represent hundreds of hours of work, for free.
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Sometimes I have been asked to pay for shipping, and 70% of the time, the pieces are not even featured. It is called "loan" but really the word doesn't really suit, because at this stage it is exploitation of naive young designers who don't really know how to stand up for themselves yet.
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Instead I'd rather lend my pieces to fellow artists and performers who are in the same situation that they don't often get paid for their art and need the support. Let's be a community and help the ones who really need it.
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The amazing singer and artist @themboytheo wearing one of my Couture pieces, styled by @xsaint.powellx
with other pieces by @justjjjames
and @faux_boy
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