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nakedheel is fashion flying a flag. This is the meaningful new label - a label of love - from Katrin Wiens, formerly of the seminal downtown New York-based Pepper+Pistol. It is about turning injustice into elegance into activism. The name comes from the element of kindness in, of all places, the unkind arena of cockfighting. To spar in nakedheel style is to battle without spurs, without weapon, in natural form.
A nakedheel fight is a fair fight, not to the death but to the extent of one's endurance and dedication, courage and strength.
Fashion, too, should be a fair fight: against injustice, aware of the global perspective, and always in tribute and in peace.
With nakedheel the combative impulse is made constructive, made chic - rebellion within reason, style with strength of conviction.
This ethos drives every nakedheel activism release: limited-edition accessories that illustrate the issues with serious style. From silk scarves to socks, bedding to umbrellas, t-shirts to wallpaper to swimwear, nakedheel designs are icons of an unconventional new label. This is fashion for people who thrive on confronting the uncomfortable or the political.This is fashion inspired and released not by the standard seasons, but by international events that merit our attention.
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