Saks to Honor 50th Anniversary of Stonewall Inn Uprising

Saks Fifth Avenue is taking a stand on social injustice — and designers are on board. On May 15, Saks launches a comprehensive campaign to support the LGBTQ community and honor the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn Riots and the 2019 WorldPride festival. Saks will sell a capsule collection of unisex fashion items created by 15 designers and brands and will donate 30 percent of the net proceeds to the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, also known as SIGBI, with a minimum $100,000 donation. “Equality is all we can hope to have as creatures inhabiting this planet,” said Stella McCartney, among the designers participating in the Saks campaign. “We need to understand our potential as individuals, stand shoulder to shoulder as equals and make way for all-inclusiveness.” “So much of what we take for granted today is due to the strength, sacrifices and struggles of previous generations,” said Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing, who is also part of the campaign. “I am in awe of the audacity of the Stonewall resisters and honored to be a part of this initiative that honors them.” Aside from designs by McCartney and Rousteing, the Saks unisex collection will also include designs by Prabal Gurung, Alice + Olivia,

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