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According to Burdick, each designer was tasked with incorporating themes of the campaign as well as the issue they felt most passionate about. For Aurora James, creative director of Brother Vellies and founder of the Fifteen Percent Pledge, two ribbed sock sets advocate for reproductive rights and voting; a T-shirt with the words “America Is an Idea” speaks to how meaningful this election year is for James. “The most important issue for me this fall is unity and compassion,” James shares. “For too long, people that look like me were made to feel that we didn’t belong here. But America belongs to all of us, equally.”
When Biden announced he was stepping down from his reelection campaign on July 21, designers were quick to pivot in support of a new nominee. “I’m profoundly excited by the idea that we can have a broader range of human experience in the White House,” James says. “I am a firm believer that an inclusive country is a stronger country. I couldn’t be more excited to support Kamala Harris on her way to the White House. She carries so many of our ideas and dreams about who America is and who she can be, alongside her.”
Willy Chavarria and Vera Wang put their spin on the familiar with their own “Kamala Harris 2024” designs, while Victor Glemaud and Bettina Benson created pieces that spotlighted themes of the campaign: Glemaud resonated with “We Are Not Going Back” and Bettina Benson, “We Chose Freedom.” Sergio Hudson and Jonathan Cohen both created “VOTE” sweatshirts, while Tory Burch designed a Vote Democracy tee, as she’s done in the past. “Voting is an honor and a privilege, and democracy works best when everyone participates,” Burch tells Vogue.
With an average price under $50 and everything made in the U.S., the collection offers something for fashion lovers and political junkies alike. Shop the first drop of the collection here today and discover the pieces below.
