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From Harper's BAZAAR

The fashion industry may have its eyes on the Spring 2019 runways at New York Fashion Week, but let's not forget something a little bigger than what we'll be wearing next season is currently unfolding in Washington, D.C.: the Kavanaugh hearings.

As the Senate holds confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court justice nominee, Americans across the country have been protesting his appointment. From the timing of his nomination in the midst of the Mueller investigation to his dangerous stance on Roe v. Wade, Kavanaugh's hearings have been incredibly controversial. And now, the protests have made their way to New York Fashion Week, with Jeremy Scott making a statement on Day 1 of the shows.

At the end of his show, the designer took a bow wearing a white t-shirt reading, "Tell Your Senator NO On Kavanaugh."



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The shirt also provided a phone number, 202-902-7129, for showgoers (and viewers at home) to exercise their civic duty and call their local Senator.



Scott's t-shirt wasn't the only statement-making piece in his Spring 2019 collection. Jackets and sweaters covered in neon words like, "RESIST," "PEACE," "REVOLT," and "HOPE" were worn by both male and female models on the runway.



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The fashion industry is no stranger to making political statements on the runway. From protecting the ACLU to Planned Parenthood and immigration policy, the last few seasons especially have seen many American (and even European) designers utilizing their shows for statements of protest and activism.

Given that it's still early in the New York Fashion Week schedule, this is likely just the beginning of runway political statements to come.

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