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Kenneth Cole
@kennethcolereal.bsky.social
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I’m a NY fashion designer. Designing is what I love & do, but it’s not who I am. Mental Health Coalition Founder, UNAIDS Ambassador, GirlDad & husband
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“When social media posts from the president are aimed at Harvard—because apparently he’s taking a short break from the serious business of maligning Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift.”

(Line from @nytimes editorial. Yes, really.) #CommanderInBeef
Another day in the life of:
(Picking up theater tickets at a box office)

TICKET AGENT:
Is your name really Kenneth Cole?
ME: It is.

TICKET AGENT:
I used to wear his stuff when I was cooler. 
ME: So did I. 

TICKET AGENT:
Is he still alive?
ME: I believe so.
Decades of acclaim. Beloved by millions… with an Oscar, a Tony, Golden Globe, & countless Grammys…
But true validation finally comes for Bruce from the ultimate connoisseur, music critic, and wannabe “Boss”…on Truth Social…
Thinking about my mother and Sending wishes to all the moms who raised us, rescued us, inspired us, loved and tolerated us—in heels. thank you.
#HappyMothersDay #Gratitude
If you’re reading this, and I have any followers left, I guess our democracy is still technically functioning?
Reflecting on all I ate last week, between Passover & Easter, and happy to report that my socks still fit.
Almost 15 yrs later… so much that we took for granted, we don’t today. (1 step forward 10 back).
Paying Taxes is apparently the only privilege we can rely upon. #TaxDay
Thinking outside the box is harder when you’re in one… #iftheshoefits #anoriginalKen
There’s been rumors about an (unnamed) designer becoming another year older today.
I’ve reached out for comment:
“No birthday this year. Not feeling it.”
Aging—postponed until further notice. #FalseAlarm
Goal for today; Expect nothing & appreciate everything.
There are also a limited number of free @colorado.edu student tickets available for those that are wise & entrepreneurial and wish to be more so. Please email [email protected] if interested.
A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole will be showing at the Boulder Theater this Sunday at 3:15pm. If you’re in the area, come say hello.
A reminder this Women’s History Month. #iftheshoefits
Preparing for another traumatic & nonsensical week.
Wishing all a Fuckin great nights sleep.
We’ll need it…
In honor of Intl #WomensDay, I decided to share an old KC billboard that still rings true.
Look out…the fashion business has become difficult to navigate these days… made a bit easier with daughter-powered clothing racks… @siremilycole.bsky.social
In what context is wardrobe really relevant… in any other business than mine?
& my friend Harry Belefonte who stood proudly with #MLK here at home.

(Photo part of WeAllHaveAids campaign in 2004, shot by Mark Seliger)
As #BlackHistoryMonth comes to an end, I salute 2 AIDS activists and true heroes in the Civil Rights Movement. Both larger than life (despite photo), Archbishop Desmond Tutu who along with Mandela led the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa...
Thought I’d share another anonymous encounter… this time at a fancy local restaurant:

MAITRE D; What is your name sir?

ME; Kenneth Cole

MAITRE D; Spelled the same as the designer?

ME; I believe so.
Recalling a message from an old friend; “never ever go to bed at night knowing that there was something you could have done during the day to strike a blow against injustice and you didn’t do it.”
— Harry Belafonte
#BlackHistoryMonth #SleeplessInNY
we are committed to serving the greater good on #WorldDayOfSocialJustice & beyond.
Whether
-as a UNAIDS Global Ambassador Emeritus
-donating clothes and shoes to the homeless in my capacity as a Founding Bd member of Help USA
-Built a health center in Haiti
-or providing mental health resources through the Mental Health Coalition (an org I founded),