One Month Before the Parkland Shooting Anniversary, Gigi Hadid Shows Support for March for Our Lives
Gigi Hadid has commented on topics like immigration and the importance of voting, but rarely has the model used fashion as a medium for pointed political messaging. Over the weekend however, Hadid traveled to and from the Prada men’s Fall 2019 show wearing a cropped black T-shirt from the philanthropic label Krost with the words Support Your Friends embroidered on the front. Krost was founded last fall by Helmut Lang alum Samuel Krost and is the first official fashion partner of the March for Our Lives organization, the nonprofit founded by a group of students who survived the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. One month from now, February 14, marks the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, and since then, according to the Gun Violence Archive, the U.S. has experienced over 300 mass shootings.
For each sale, Krost donates 10 percent of proceeds to March for Our Lives. The shirt’s slogan serves as a reminder that it takes community and friendship to enact change. Coming together to support one another and stand strong on the issues of gun violence in America is the idea upon which the March for Our Lives group was founded. Here’s hoping that the millions who follow Hadid’s every move will be motivated to join the movement.
