ACNE STUDIOS

Acne Studios help make history when asking the Lewis-Anthony family to become the stars of their Fall/Winter 2017 campaign.

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Gay fathers Kordale Lewis and Kaleb Anthony, along with their four adorable children made history when they became the stars of Acne Studios’ Fall/Winter 2017 campaign. The lovely clan is now the first black LGBT family to represent a high-fashion european clothing line. 

You may be thinking why does this family look so familiar? It is probably because you recognize them from the adorable Instagram photo that went viral in 2014 of the dads getting their two daughters ready for school.

Photo: instagram @Kordalenkaleb

The couples photo managed to catch the eye of Acne Studios creative director Jonny Johansson stating "I have been thinking of the family concept for a long time...This is how we found the Atlanta-based couple Kordale Lewis and Kaleb Anthony and their four beautiful children, Desmiray, Maliyah, Kordale Junior and Kaleb Junior" in the recent press release. The Acne Studios team chose photographers Inez and Vinoodh to photograph the six in a New York City hotel room, the same room the family would be staying in for their holiday weekend. Johansson also spoke about his obsession with families in uniform clothing saying "I love those images of families dressing in the same outfit" and highlighting although every family is different "we all have the same love". 

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  "There is no ‘normal’ family—all families are normal."

-Jonny Johansson