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IFC Center @ifccenter.bsky.social · Jun 12

A MAN WITH SOLE: THE IMPACT OF KENNETH COLE opens tomorrow! Be here opening night for post-screening Q&A with global fashion icon and activist @kennethcolereal.bsky.social + director Dori Berinstein.

IFC Center - A Man with Sole: The Impact of Kenneth Cole

Friday, June 13 at 7:15 p.m.: Post-screening Q&A with Kenneth Cole and director Dori Berinstein With heart & ’sole’ and unflinching determination, global fashion icon and activist Kenneth Cole has put...

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · May 27

“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

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · May 19

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.

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · May 16

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…

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · May 11

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

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Apr 25

If you’re reading this, and I have any followers left, I guess our democracy is still technically functioning?

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Apr 21

Reflecting on all I ate last week, between Passover & Easter, and happy to report that my socks still fit.

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Apr 14

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

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Apr 10

Thinking outside the box is harder when you’re in one… #iftheshoefits #anoriginalKen

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 29

Words of wisdom

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 23

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

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 13

Goal for today; Expect nothing & appreciate everything.

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 12

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.

Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 12

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.

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 11

A reminder this Women’s History Month. #iftheshoefits

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 10

Preparing for another traumatic & nonsensical week.
Wishing all a Fuckin great nights sleep.
We’ll need it…

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 8

In honor of Intl #WomensDay, I decided to share an old KC billboard that still rings true.

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 7

Look out…the fashion business has become difficult to navigate these days… made a bit easier with daughter-powered clothing racks… @siremilycole.bsky.social

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Mar 2

In what context is wardrobe really relevant… in any other business than mine?

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Feb 28

& my friend Harry Belefonte who stood proudly with #MLK here at home.

(Photo part of WeAllHaveAids campaign in 2004, shot by Mark Seliger)

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Feb 28

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...

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Feb 22

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.

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Feb 20

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

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Feb 20

we are committed to serving the greater good on #WorldDayOfSocialJustice & beyond.

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Kenneth Cole @kennethcolereal.bsky.social · Feb 20

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),

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