Jay Z’s Shawn Carter Collection at Barney’s is getting off to a rough start. First Jay get bashed for selling goods at Barneys (even if it is for charity); then he decides that the sale must go on, now Barneys cancels the kick off event! Check out some items from the Shawn Carter Collection at Barney’s below. Barneys has cancelled its Wednesday event for the launch of Jay Z‘s BNY SCC Holiday collaboration, presumably because of the negative press that’s been swirling around the retailer about incidents of racial profiling at their Madison Avenue flagship store. Some of the items include
This Hoorsenbuhs Gold New York City Ring
This Elder Statesman Cashmere Blanket
This Black Leather Balenciaga Backpack
This Stutterheim Raincoat
And last but certainly not the least, this Balmain Print Scarf.
Barney’s agreed to donate all of the profits to the SCF. I doubt very seriously that they are going to pay to promote an event that yields no return for them. The apple never falls far from the tree.