Nik Kacy
Breaks In Shoes And Busts The Gender Binary With Their Luxury Footwear
Written By Jasmine D. Lowe Photography: Nicolette J - Pownall
Nik Kacy is a fashion designer, the founder of Equality Fashion Week, a board member of the Los Angeles LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and part of the Trans Inclusion Task Force for the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. They have created a luxury footwear and accessories brand of the same name that is gender-equal and gender-free.
produce anything. It's just about putting in the time to learn whatever industry it is. So when I decided to do fashion, I just immersed myself. I traveled in Europe after I had top surgery and went to all these different international shoe fairs and to factories all over Europe to learn about the industry and also to ask why nobody was making shoes for people like me.”
“I've been a producer for almost 20 years in different facets of the advertising industry,” said Nik Kacy. “I produced print, radio, web content, commercials, industrials, events, gaming, and everything but fashion basically. I think producing is probably one of my major loves. I love every aspect of being a producer no matter what it is and I think that you have that skill set as a producer, you can pretty much
The luxury shoemaking industry was predominantly male and old fashioned. Many of the designer shoes Nik came across were made with cis men in mind. Oftentimes the design between differently gendered shoes varies, which can be frustrating to anyone who is worried more about the design and fit of apparel than the intended gender of the wearer.r.
