AW18 BLACK RIOT — ART COMES FIRST

Autumn Winter 2018

This collection is inspired by the pre-apocalyptic disaster that is unraveling politically and environmentally
pretty much everywhere.

**BLACK RIOT**

**The looks in this collection are**
**90s grunge/rock meets**
**utilitarianism meets ska/punk**
**with ACF design twist.**
**It includes pieces such as collection**
of
**10 t-shirts with vintage**
**pictures of members of The Clash**
**photographed by PENNIE SMITH.**

**Model :** A
dama, Nathanael, Kiruku.

**Photography:**
Eva Losada

August 30, 1976: Racial tensions run high as Notting Hill Carnival ends in riots.

In 1976, however, racial tensions were running high, due largely in part to the police’s ‘stop and search’ policy.
This escalated into violence as Bank Holiday festivities gave way to running battles in the streets of West London.

Those caught up in the riots included Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon, who later went on to form the band The Clash. The events of August 30 inspired their 1977 song White Riot.

“Black man gotta lotta problems But they don't mind throwing a brick. White people go to school Where they teach you how to be thick.”
JOE STRUMMER