{"id":9539,"date":"2014-02-09T02:22:15","date_gmt":"2014-02-09T06:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/?p=9539"},"modified":"2014-02-09T02:22:15","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T06:22:15","slug":"karen-walker-visible-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/karen-walker-visible-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Walker &#124; &quot;Visible&quot; Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The vibrant work of fashion designer <b>Karen Walker<\/b> has surfaced again!\u00a0 Following the collaboration with <b>Ari Seth Cohen<\/b> on a seasoned women\u2019s project and the ADORABLE campaign with kids last year, the exhilarating designer partnered with <b>The United Nations<\/b>\u2019 <b>Ethical Fashion Initiative<\/b> to deliver to us a powerful campaign. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For her S\/S 2014 Collection \u201c<b>Visible<\/b>\u201d, Karen tasked some of Kenya\u2019s finest micro-producers, designers and artisans with designing and producing an array of cases\/pouches to pair with her eyewear range.\u00a0 Her aim was to promote sustainable business over aid, backing the initiative with the motto \u201cNot Charity, Just Work\u201d.\u00a0 The designers were then celebrated and used as the models for the collection.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker2.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9541 lazyload\" alt=\"karenwalker2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker2.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker1.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9540 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker1.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker3.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9542 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker3.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker4.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9543 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker4.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker51.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9546 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker51.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker6.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9547 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker6.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker7.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9548 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker7.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker8.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9549 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker8.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker9.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9550 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker9.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker10.png\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9551 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker10.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker11.jpeg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9552 lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" 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src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker16.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker17.jpeg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9558 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker17.jpeg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork\/media01\/2014\/02\/karenwalker18.jpeg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9559 aligncenter lazyload\" alt=\"africanfashion\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" 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