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Jay Z's Barneys Holiday Collection To Exceed $1 Million In Profits

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Not only did Jigga hit Barneys with an old hustler move after allegations came about that the retailer racially profiled some African American customers but the holiday collection is believed to have made $1 million. Instead of Jay's charity receiving a percentage of the line's proceeds he managed to get Barneys to donate ALL proceeds to his Shawn Carter Foundation PLUS 10% of ALL Barneys sales on the first day the line debuted which means the SCF will be receiving one million bucks!! The Shawn Carter Foundation has $1 million more in its coffers thanks to profits from the luxury clothing line  Jay Z  launched at Barneys’ flagship Manhattan store six weeks ago. A source close to Barneys said figures were being tallied on Friday, the last day of sales, but profits had exceeded the million-dollar mark. The collection was unveiled amid a surge of criticism from Jay Z fans who wanted him to pull out of the Barneys deal after two black shoppers said they were racially p...

FASHION PAUSE: Jay Z and Barneys To Collaborate On Holiday Collection

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Jay Z  along with a list of  high end designers will feature their clothing in upscale department store Barneys New York over this holiday season for A New York Christmas , their annual holiday campaign, where 25% of the proceeds will go to Jay's Sean Carter Scholarship Foundation . Fans and fashion lovers can purchase custom campaign pieces in hues of black, gold and silver starting from $70 to $33k by  Rick Owens , Balenciaga ,   Lanvin and others on November 20 online and in stores. Jay obviously is simply lending his name to the campaign not the items for sale. If you get a chance to head down to the Barneys flagship store make sure you stop by Mr. Carter's in store boutique aptly titled BNY SCC Gallery . “Everything that encompasses ‘A New York Holiday’—the items chosen, the amazing designers that participated, the windows, the  design  of the BNY SCC Gallery—represents a perfect example of a unique and groundbreaking...