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‘Protect the Dolls’ T-shirt becomes a fashion symbol for trans rights
Celebrities including Pedro Pascal are wearing the design as they embrace its message in support of trans women
When the designer Conner Ives took his bow after his London fashion week show this February, he wore a T-shirt that proclaimed “Protect the Dolls”. With proceeds going to the American organisation Trans Lifeline, as of Thursday evening Ives estimated it had raised about £380,000, with “that figure going up by the hour”. Photograph: TwitterThe designer, an American based in London, says the T-shirt was a response to anti-trans policies put in place by Donald Trump, and in support of trans friends including the model Hunter Pifer.
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