Of a Different Breed: Preventing HIV While Looking Sickening!

Ok, so listen...I need $700. I’m a single mother of 3 and ain’t nothing going on but the rent! My cashtag is $bzarhodgpodg. Are you buying any of this? Like, at all?

OK, FINE! Here’s the truth. I recently came across the K.ngsley “701” jewelry collection and the moment I laid mine eyes on that drop necklace, I was obsessed! Have you ever seen something that, at first glance, you instantly know that it’s iconic? That’s this collection. As someone who’s been on PrEP since about 2015, that little blue pill is so easily recognizable. Like many folx, it’s a big part of my sexual life and health, as designer Kingsley Gbadegesin told Paper magazine:

“We tried our best to mimic the color, because we noticed that the color is distinctively known in our community. As queer people who take the pill, it's an insider and the new way to say, ‘I'm on PrEP,’ without saying it.”

PrEP or Pre-exposure prophylaxis is “medicine taken to prevent getting HIV…PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by about 99%. PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV from injection drug use by at least 74%…” according to the CDC.

K.ngsley Silver “701” Ring

Harnessing the ubiquity and cultural relevancy of PrEP in simplistic, yet statement-making pieces is sheer brilliance! Like the Pyer Moss couture collection, K.ngsley is making wearable art for and of a culture that is so often overlooked in fashion.

Now do you see why it’s imperative that you hit that cashapp??