To mark the arrival of “Civil Collection”, Fear of God commissioned Mike Carson to direct, CIVIL: a visual poem informed by a period when the weight of dressing birthed impeccable style with a foundation of sophisticated ease.

Drawing from the same spirit that inspired the collection itself – the integrity, resilience and elegance that graced the American people of the Civil Rights Movement, and functional wardrobes that performed duties from working to protesting; sitting to marching – CIVIL explores the purposeful intentionality of how you choose to present yourself alongside the profound impact of unspoken conviction. With echoes of the past reconsidered through a contemporary lens, what emerges is the authentic, timeless elegance of clothing crafted with meticulous consideration; clothing imbued with a quiet confidence; clothing designed to afford dignity.

“When I think about that time, I think about the amount of consideration that had to go into the everyday,” reflects Jerry Lorenzo. “Your clothes had to give you a feeling of dignity; to reflect the humanity that you were fighting for. And the aesthetic that came from that was so beautiful because it came from a deep love for self, a desire for self-representation, and a true belief in equality.”

“I wanted to put that feeling in motion and speak to the way people had to carry themselves,” explains director Mike Carson. “The film is more about what goes unsaid: when you walk into a room, you don't have to say much, but your presence and how you carry yourself can say everything. There's power in your walk. There's power in your posture. There's power in the way you carry yourself. There's power in numbers.”


Photography by Andre Wagner and Devin Williams