Don Crawley, known professionally as Don C, is an American

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designer from

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. His family comes from Louisiana. Crawley was a manager for

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, and an executive at Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label. He was also the best man at the wedding of Kanye West and

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. Don C has gotten a shoutout in multiple of Kanye's songs: “Erase Me” (Kid Cudi), “Keep My Spirit Alive”, "I Am A God" and “Facts”. After getting in trouble with the

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, Don C was eventually set on fashion. In 2011, he founded of the street-wear and sports apparel brand Just Don. He also owns a luxury clothing store chain, RSVP Gallery with

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Personal life

He is of Louisiana Creole descent.

Collaborations

Don C first collaborated with Jordan in January 2015, redesigning the Jordan 2 with a blue quilted design. This design took off and gave both Nike and Don C much attention. For one of Don C's most recent collaborations, in May 2017, he created a Jordan 2 in Arctic Orange exclusively for women, children, and babies with the theme "Family First". Don C did eventually make a men's size to include everyone. In 2018, Don C also collaborated with LVMH's

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brand with "Just Rémy - The Rémy Martin 1738 Limited Edition". Much of the clothes of the Just Don brand is designed with sports logos such as teams from NBA,

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and MLS. One thing that Just Don is known for, is his hats. He designs NBA, NHL and MLS hats. These hats are popular among celebrities notably Jay-Z.

Arrest

Don C and Kanye West were arrested in 2008 for getting into a fight with the paparazzi at LAX, where they ended up breaking a camera. They were charged with vandalism, grand theft and battery. Both were sentenced to 50 hours of

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. If they had been convicted, they could have ended up in jail and served sentence up to 5 years.

References

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