Jay-Z for Barneys

After much controversy and lots of opinions, Jay-Z has released his, A New York Holiday collection at the very high end retailer, Barneys. All proceeds are going to his Shawn Carter foundation. Now that you know what its for, lets get to the price tags that are making headlines more than the actual fashion. For starters, there is a 58,000 Rick Owens crocodile jacket, an 895.00 mixed exotic Brooklyn ball cap and, a 695.00 ski mask. Also to add to the jaw dropping prices, there is a 33,900 Hublot watch and 2,590.00 boxing shorts. Now clearly none of these things are in fans budget but hey, they are cool to LOOK at! Lots of negativity has been thrown his way regarding having such a heafy price tag but I for one, am not mad. High end designers have historically been absent with people of color and we had absolutely no place in their realm. Now jay-z presents this line that not only sheds some color to that area of fashion, but he looks to gain NOTHING from this! He has always had a huge philanthropic spirit and he just furthers this, in such a fashionable way....and he did it without having to go on a Twitter rant or throw a hissy fit like Kanye West did. No shade #FactsOnly