The official return to work has been marked by many surprising fashion news, such as the departure of Tremaine Emory from Supreme, the brand he has led creatively for two seasons, and of which he became the first creative director in 2022.

Up to here, everything seems more or less normal, but the matter takes on a different gravity when the designer explains the reasons that have brought him to make this decision, one of which is related to the “systemic racism” integrated into the structure of the company. Of this, he wrote: “This caused me a great amount of distress as well as the belief that systematic racism was at play within the structure of Supreme.”

Not much else is known on this subject, except what was published in Business of Fashion, which relates to the allegations Tremaine has written in his resignation letter, leaked after it was handed in. The reasons given by Emory are, in addition to the one already mentioned, the inability to communicate with him by the management or the offer of full visibility after the cancellation of a collaboration with the artist Arthur Jafa.

Supreme, for its part, has been quick to offer its version and categorically deny the complainant’s comments: “While we take these concerns seriously, we strongly disagree with Tremaine’s characterisation of our company and the handling of the Arthur Jafa project, which has not been cancelled. This was the first time in 30 years where the company brought in a creative director. We are disappointed it did not work out with Tremaine and wish him the best of luck going forward.”

If the allegations of Tremaine Emory are true, we can only hope that once and for all this kind of thing will stop happening, as no one deserves to be discriminated against because of the color of their skin.