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Summer Block Party with Hot 97
A two-block summer block party on Spring Street in SoHo, outside African Diaspora Goods, hosted by Funkmaster Flex with sets from DJ Bobby Trends, Mecca NYC, Moochie and Venus X. Performance...
MET, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
Denim Tears was a featured brand in the Superfine exhibition which ran May 10 to Oct 26, 2025. Denim Tears piece on view is the T.G.B.J. ensemble from The Great Black...
The Asics Collective
Host Angelo Baque (Creative Director of Awake New York) - @angelobaque Guests Tremaine Emory (Founder/Creator of Denim Tears) - @TremaineEmory Jess Gonsalves (Co-Owner of Procell Vintage) - @girlswholikebeuys Spanto (Founder/Creator...
Human Shift Paper | Ebonee Davis - A Hair Journey: A conversation between Ebonee Davis and Tremaine Emory
Ebonee Davis is a writer, actor, activist and model, who is not only a champion of representation in fashion but is making her mark by sharing her evolution and inspiring...
'Farmers blvd & Liberty ave'
In partnership with For Freedom; 'Farmers blvd & Liberty ave' "Walked by this rock for years...seen ol’ heads drink rot gut round this rock...seen my barber raheim get killed by...
Los Angeles Times | Big fashion says it’s fighting racism. Black streetwear designers say not hard enough
For more than a year, Los Angeles-based streetwear designer Tremaine Emory had been working with Converse on a red, green and black sneaker inspired by Jamaican political activist and Black...
Phillips | Larry Ossei-Mensah in Conversation with Tremaine Emory
In advance of Phillips’ 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening and Day Sales in New York on July 2, Phillips invited Larry Ossei-Mensah, curator and cultural critic, and Tremaine Emory,...
GQ | Why This David Hammons-Inspired Converse Collab May Never Come Out
Tremaine Emory—aka Denim Tears—joined GQ’s Corporate Lunch podcast to discuss holding his Chuck Taylor design until Nike makes real reforms. On June 5, Tremaine Emory—the artist-merchant, creative director, and style...
Highsnobiety | Tremaine Emory On Why He Won’t Release His Converse Collab Until Nike Changes Its Ways
Currently, brands around the world are reckoning not only with the reality of police brutality, but with inequality, injustice, and racism at large (often in terms of how they relate...
Levi’s x Denim Tears comes to London
After a city tour that saw crowds gather in LA and at Procell in New York, the Levi’s x Denim Tears collection came to London this weekend with a pop-up in the...
The Face Magazine (Audio) | Acyde & Tremaine Emory In Conversation With Arthur Jafa
The American artist talks terror, trauma and America’s inability to reckon with itself with Acyde and Tremaine Emory. The Face Magazine | Acyde & Tremaine Emory In Conversation With Arthur...
Denim Tears Is Collaborating With Levi’s To Tell One Family’s Story Of Black America
In a collection that explores America’s troubling past within a framework of desirability, Tremaine Emory continues to prove a cultural lightning rod, says Olivia Singer. In recent years, fashion has...
Denim Tears x Levis Collaboration (Official Short Film)
Drawing inspiration from the story of cotton in America, and its intertwined legacy with slavery, Emory has created a visually stunning lineup consisting of a t-shirt, a Levi’s® Trucker Jacket,...
The Showroom | 'A Proper Burial Finally, Thanks America!' by Tremaine Emory, in conversation with Theaster Gates and Elvira Dyangani Ose
Artist Tremaine Emory presented an installation of his piece A Proper Burial Finally, Thanks America! alongside a conversation with Artist Theaster Gates and Director Elvira Dyangani Ose "America’s never had...
PRADA Group | Prada Mode London
Prada Mode London occupied 180 The Strand, the iconic Brutalist building in the heart of the city, on October 2nd and 3rd. Scheduled events include the new chapter of Black...
The New York Times | After Kanye, After Virgil, After Heron
The hip-hop generation has arrived in luxury fashion. Here, haute street wear’s next generation of innovators and inspirations. The New York Times | After Kanye, After Virgil, After Heron By...
Hypebeast Radio | Business of HYPE: Tremaine Emory Shares His Metaphor For Life
Business of HYPE is a weekly series brought to you by HYPEBEAST Radio and hosted by Jeff Staple. It’s a show about creatives, brand-builders, entrepreneurs and the realities behind the dreams they’ve...