• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

HBCU Lifestyle – Black College Living

  • HBCUs
    • What is an HBCU?
    • History
    • List of HBCUs
    • Notable Graduates
  • Jobs
  • Parents
    • HBCU Rankings
    • Black College Tours
    • Admissions
    • Financing
    • Scholarships
    • College Planning
  • Current Students
    • College Life
      • Greek Life
      • Sports
      • Dorm Living
      • College Survival
    • Careers
      • HBCU Career Hub
      • Internships
      • Career Profiles
      • Entrepreneur
    • Research Paper Resources
      • Research Paper Topics: 50 Ideas to Get Started
      • How To Write An Annotated Bibliography
      • Journalism Research Paper Resources
  • Alumni
    • HBCU Shirts
    • Podcast
    • Alumni Spotlight
    • HBCU Merch
    • Jobs
  • Shop
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

You are here: Home / Current Students / College Life / HBCU Style / Brooklyn Circus Mixes Fashion and Politics While Touring HBCUs

HBCU Style

Brooklyn Circus Mixes Fashion and Politics While Touring HBCUs

Fashion collective Brooklyn Circus combines a seriously cultivated throwback aesthetic with clean, contemporary tailoring to create wonderfully unique looks (that also happen to be wearable). But that’s not all they’re up to. We asked founder Ouigi Theodore about Brooklyn Circus’s engagement with the world beyond fashion (touring historically black colleges, working to end the use of child soldiers in the Congo), and how it all fits into the company’s ethos.

Everything about Brooklyn Circus makes it seem like it’s way more than just a clothing line, as if it’s some kind of hybrid block party, study group, fashion show, political demonstration (and yes, circus)… How did it all get started and what the hell do you think you’re doing? 
That’s a good question, we don’t know what we are doing, but we know what we are feeling: This is all from the heart, and it’s about cultural responsibility—the clothing industry happens to be our medium. It’s about style and character and “The 100-Year Plan”—way bigger than us.

Where does the Brooklyn Circus “look” come from, what are your design inspirations?
We’re inspired by everything: old, classic, new and forward-thinking. People who create things with the future in mind. Craftsmen build things on the shoulders of what was, for what’s to come; analog kids in a digital world… we love to blend and contrast.

Obviously, you guys are comfortable being outspoken and political, and are active well beyond the scope of the average fashion company. How do you reconcile the seemingly separate worlds of fashion and activism? And can you tell me a bit about your fall college tour?
I’d say we’re more aware of and comfortable with our point of view than we are political: we take sides with what we think is right, not what sounds right. College students are the vein of our culture and so we want to go and get in touch with them—we’re getting on the road to get their perspective. We don’t want to go and preach.

[list type=”clip”] [li] Full article at: Thelmagazine.com News & Features » BROOKLYN ABRIDGED [/li] [/list]

September 10, 2011 by HBCU Author

Primary Sidebar

Search

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Quick Links

  • Newsletter
  • Jobs and Internships
  • Shop
  • List of HBCUs by State
  • HBCU Rankings 2022
  • HBCU College Tours
  • Contact Us
  • About Us

Popular Posts

  • CHES Exam: Cynthia Harris, director of FAMU's Institute of Public Health in an interview. FAMU Public Health Students Secure 100 Percent Pass Rate on CHES Exam
  • Gregory Hobson secures job at Lockheed Martin JSU Graduating Senior Secures Lucrative Position At Lockheed Martin
  • African American woman is sending a text message on a mobile phone at home after returning home from college. College Summer Break: Adjusting to the Challenges of Coming Home
  • A young African American HBCU student is reading a book at home during summer break. Summer Reading List: 10 Books for College Students on Break
  • Diversity and Inclusion career veteran Damien Hooper-Campbell poses in a black sports coat inside of corporate offices. eBay Hires Morehouse Alumnus as its First Chief Diversity Officer

Before Footer

Join Our HBCU Community

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to receive weekly HBCU news, jobs, and advice in your inbox.

Sign Me Up

Footer

About HBCU Lifestyle

The spirit and camaraderie of black college living is a lifestyle - the HBCU lifestyle! We're committed to keeping you connected to the black college living experience, bringing you the latest on everything, from scholarships and dorm living to Greek life and alumni giving.


Contact Us

Latest from the Blog

  • Virginia Union University Creates Center for Technology and Innovation
  • Tyson Foods Is The Title Sponsor of the Black College World Series
  • JSU Graduating Senior Secures Lucrative Position At Lockheed Martin
  • 30 HBCUs Awarded $1M Through The 2022 Retool Your School Program
  • Newsletter
  • Jobs & Internships
  • Shop
  • List of HBCUs
  • HBCU Rankings
  • HBCU Scholarships
Copyright © 2010-2022 HBCU Lifestyle, LLC. All rights reserved.
Contact Us | Sitemap | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Get the best of the Black college experience delivered to your inbox.
Your email address:*
Name:*
Subscribe to (select all that apply):*





Please wait...
Please enter all required fields Click to hide
Correct invalid entries Click to hide
No spam, ever. Promise. Powered by FeedBlitz