Kenneth Cole + HRC Gay Pride Tee

As Gay Pride month moves along, the fashion industry is beginning to show its true colors. Kenneth Cole’s AWEARNESS -- a non-profit that supports, empowers and encourages acts of service, volunteerism and social change -- has partnered up with the Human Rights Campaign to design a limited edition t-shirt that reads: THOSE AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AREN’T THINKING STRAIGHT (OR ARE THEY?) – KENNETH COLE.

The limited edition T-shirt will be sold at Kenneth Cole New York stores nationwide as well as Kennethcole.com and hrc.org. It for $35.00 with 100% of net proceeds going to the AWEARNESS FUND and HRC. And, if you want to show your support in person, KC will be hosting events in five cities during Gay Pride Week, with 20% of the nights proceeds going to the Human Rights Campaign:

Los Angeles    June 12,  4-9 pm   Kenneth Cole New York Store, Beverly Center

New York        June 26,  4-9 pm  Kenneth Cole New York Store, Soho, 595 Broadway

Chicago        June 26,  4-9 pm  Kenneth Cole New York Store, Chicago 540 North Michigan Ave.

Dallas       June 26,  4-8 pm  Kenneth Cole New York Store, Dallas North Park

San Fran         June 26, 4-8 pm   Kenneth Cole New York Store, 166 Grant Avenue

Kenneth Cole Loves the Gays (and their Babies)

Photo: Courtesy of Kenneth Cole

Kenneth Cole is always out to make a statement—especially in advertising. In the last 25 years, the company has used advertising to call attention to important social issues such as HIV and homelessness (while showing off the clothes, of course). So, for the company's 25th anniversary, Cole and company are celebrating diversity and hoping to dispel social prejudice  with an ad campaign that doesn't feature models but "bold, unexpected people of substance" (What does that mean exactly?) who  "live their lives in non-uniform ways." Among the non-models snapped by famed photog Terry Richardson are Regan Hoffman, an HIV positive magazine editor, and lesbian couple Joanna and Nicoletta Tessler with their adorable baby (see photo). Let's just hope the baby doesn't start demanding hair and makeup every morning before Mommy and Me class.

See the rest of the ads and video interviews at Kennethcole.com

Who do you think deserves to be featured in a Kenneth Cole ad? Are you a "bold, unexpected person of substance"? Post a comment with your nominations!

Justin Timberlake Goes 80s; Future for Neiman Marcus; Going Commando; Kenneth Cole Cleans Up the Streets

Justin Timberlake sinks to new lows on our "Worst Dressed" list while seen in New York City wearing an oversized, 80s, cut-off sweatshirt that he must have borrowed from Jennifer Beals in Flashdance. Will somebody please get that man a stylist! [Pop Sugar]

YSL's Stefano Pilati, Stella McCartney, Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera, and Nina Ricci's Olivier Theyskens submit sketches of their visions of future fashion for Neiman Marcus' month-long exhibition in the Dallas, Texas store. [Fashion Week Daily]

Kate Moss's baby daddy goes commando—even when being measured for bespoke underwear [Fashionista]

Kenneth Cole takes his advertising campaign to the streets. Instead of chalk or old-fashioned spray paint, he's power washing the streets of NYC. [Fashion Week Daily]

Kenneth Cole Meets Betty; Gant Goes High End; Smells Like Moss; Vuitton Says No to Lohan; Eyeliner for Girls

Kenneth Cole is ready for his close-up. Photo: Getty Images

Not-ugly Kenneth Cole will flex his acting muscles as a guest on Ugly Betty in October. He will play the role of fashion mogul and designer, Kenneth Cole. Shocker! [Style Crunch]

In an attempt to compete with Thom Browne's line for Brooks Brothers, Gant will offer a high-end line of prep-chic clothes designed by Richard Bengtsson, a founder of the menswear label Richard Edwards, early next year. [NY Times]

Kate Moss to develop her own fragrance. What does a waifish model smell like anyway? Steamed veggies, brown rice, cigarettes and a whiff of a cocaine scandal. [WWD]

Louis Vuitton won't lend clothes to Lindsay Lohan after she left an Elle photo shoot with her bag full of expensive clothes that were on loan. At least she didn't let her dog poop on them. [Page Six]

Oscar de la Renta will not show his Spring 2008 collection at NYC Fashion Week next month. Instead, his collection will debut at a former Christian Science church instead. [Style Crunch]

Cosmo tells Jared Leto and Pete Wentz to ditch the eyeliner—or at least let your girlfriends show you how to put it on properly. [Page Six]