Today, social media has enabled everybody to be their own brand and they curate their brand every day, and they welcome people into their brand.
And my goal as a designer today is to try and get you to accept me as part of your brand." Cole, through social media and his foundation, is an activist for AIDS research and the homeless.
An old friend, Jon Bon Jovi, was in the audience. The two designed a coat and T-shirt together for charity. "I don't go to fashion shows, so this is fun," Bon Jovi said.