Meet the 7 LGBTQ+ Designers Getting Their Moment in the Spotlight at Target This Pride Month

By Stephanie Nguyen
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Pride Month is all about uplifting the LGBTQ+ community, and what's a more impactful way to do that than by elevating members' voices and giving them a platform? Target understood the assignment — this June in honor of Pride, the retailer is introducing limited-edition, gender-inclusive collections and products created by the LGBTQ+ community, for the community. In addition to spotlighting underwear and activewear from TomboyX and swimwear and loungewear from Humankind (both of which are queer- and women-founded companies), Target is also partnering with seven designers from the community, each with a distinct point of view. From T-shirts to denim jackets, each designer is celebrating queer history, resilience, creativity, and self-expression through their creations. Ahead, get to know the seven designers who brought this year's collection to life (and shop their pieces).

Alice Butts

Alice Butts

Alice Butts is an alum of the School of Visual Arts in New York and has known she wanted to be a visual designer since she was 13 years old. These days, she's a graphic designer, art director, and visual artist based in Saint Paul, MN, and designing projects centered on community. Her collection spans across pieces for the whole family (including pets!) and features inclusive messaging to remind people that everyone belongs.

Blu

Blu

Jermel "Blu" Moody is a graphic designer and founder of Black Boy Be, a streetwear and lifestyle brand based in Raleigh, NC, that promotes the wellness of Black boys and supports their creative minds. His collection, which includes everything from denim to throw pillows, features original poems honoring the historical founders of Pride and is designed to help you show off your own pride this June and beyond.

Jay Miller

Jay Miller

Jay Miller is the founder of IMAGEHAUS, a Minneapolis design firm specializing in brand creation, development, and strategy. He has a passion for using design to bring attention to issues of equality and fairness. His design for the collection features a pattern created from the bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, pansexual, asexual, intersex, aromantic, genderqueer, and genderfluid Pride flags to celebrate the value of every individual.

Olly Gibbs

Olly Gibbs

Olly Gibbs is a Minneapolis-based artist and cocreator of Curlworks, a brand that creates whimsical and colorful critter crafts. He brings this same approach to his festive collection, with fun, welcoming designs that help the whole family celebrate Pride.

Bird and Marc

Bird and Marc

Bird and Marc are illustrators and alums of the School of Visual Arts in New York who partnered together to cofound Camp Mustelid, a brand of clothing and accessories inspired by nature and their love for the great outdoors. Similar to their brand, their designs for this collection center on plants and flowers in pretty pastel hues and will inspire you to get outside.

Robin Lewallen

Robin Lewallen

Robin Lewallen is an alum of the Kansas City Art Institute and focuses on creating playful and inclusive work through shape and color. He brings this perspective to his T-shirt design, which features a punchy, colorful font and floral accents to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.