September 17, 2016
This article originally appeared in Plus Magazine.
Mondo Guerra, the fashion designer who came out as HIV-positive on Project Runway — and went on to win Project Runway All Stars — spoke with Khafre Abif at the U.S. Conference of AIDS. Standing in front of Guerra’s yarn bombing art installation, Positivitrees, the two HIV-positive men spoke about Guerra’s family, activism, and fashion design. Watch the interview segments below.
Guerra began by explaining the impetus behind the Project I Design Positivitrees: