Whats more American than apple pie?

Fashion designers have used it in both these ways.

Pyer Mosss Kerby Jean-Raymond uses his collections as platforms to examine the Black experience in the United States.

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Christian Dior, pre-fall 2024

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Batsheva, resort 2020

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Vaquera, spring 2023 ready-to-wear

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John Galliano, spring 1993 ready-to-wear

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John Galliano, spring 1993 ready-to-wear

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Tommy Now, spring 2020 ready-to-wear

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Tommy Now, spring 2020 ready-to-wear

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Tommy Now, spring 2020 ready-to-wear

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Katharine Hamnett, spring 1993 ready-to-wear

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Katharine Hamnett, spring 1993 ready-to-wear

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Gypsy Sport, fall 2020

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Gypsy Sport, fall 2020

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Miguel Adrover, fall 2012 menswear

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Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

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Vaquera, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

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Vaquera, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

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Pyer Moss, fall 2018 ready-to-wear

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Pyer Moss, fall 2021 couture

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Pyer Moss, fall 2018 ready-to-wear

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Louis Vuitton, fall 2019 menswear

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Louis Vuitton, fall 2019 menswear

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Louis Vuitton, fall 2019 menswear

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Lacoste, spring 2016 ready-to-wear

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Lacoste, spring 2016 ready-to-wear

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Alexander McQueen, spring 2000 ready-to-wear

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JohnGalliano, fall 2006 ready-to-wear

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Undercover, spring 2017 menswear

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Gareth Pugh, fall 2016 ready-to-wear

Katie Eary spring 2017 menswear

Katie Eary, spring 2017 menswear

Thom Browne spring 2008 menswear

Thom Browne, spring 2008 menswear

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Ralph Lauren, spring 2018 ready-to-wear

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Discovered, spring 2016 menswear

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Coach, fall 2015 ready-to-wear

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Moschino, spring 2015 menswear

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Moschino, spring 2015 menswear

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Moschino, spring 2015 menswear

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Balmain, spring 2011

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Balmain, spring 2011

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Givenchy, spring 2016 menswear

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Ralph Lauren, fall 2018 ready-to-wear

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Marc Jacobs, spring 2016 ready-to-wear

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Marc Jacobs, spring 2016 ready-to-wear

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Marc Jacobs, spring 2016 ready-to-wear

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Faith Connexion, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

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Faith Connexion, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

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Tommy Now, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

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Tommy Now, spring 2017 ready-to-wear

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Vetements, spring 2019 ready-to-wear

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Telfar, spring 2019 ready-to-wear

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Balmain, spring 2018 ready-to-wear

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Jonathan Cohen, spring 2021 ready-to-wear

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Jonathan Cohen, spring 2021 ready-to-wear

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Dsquared2, spring 2012 ready-to-wear

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Dsquared2, spring 2012 ready-to-wear

Dsquared2 spring 2012 readytowear

Dsquared2, spring 2012 ready-to-wear

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John Galliano, fall 2006 ready-to-wear

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Chanel, spring 2008 ready-to-wear

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Monse, spring 2018 ready-to-wear

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Gucci, spring 2018

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Givenchy, spring 2014 menswear

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Givenchy, fall 2012 menswear

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Givenchy, spring 2016 menswear

Catherine Malandrino fall 2001 readytowear

Catherine Malandrino, fall 2001 ready-to-wear

Mr. Saturday fall 2021 readytowear

Mr. Saturday, fall 2021 ready-to-wear

Moschino fall 2001 readytowear

Moschino, fall 2001 ready-to-wear

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Thom Browne, spring 2008 menswear

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Celine, spring 2023 menswear

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Celine, spring 2023 menswear

Alexander Wang spring 2019 readytowear

Alexander Wang, spring 2019 ready-to-wear

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Ashish, fall 2017 ready-to-wear

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Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda, 2018

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Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda, 2018

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Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda, 2018