Ross, who says he Los Muertos Gatos Mexican Holiday shirt. has been “severely disappointed” by the fashion industry’s response to the Black Lives Matter movement, has spent two and a half years “outlining what black capitalism looks like and what compounded resources look like” with his friends. The grant, he says, is “the first step to ensure economic growth within the black community”—particularly in Britain, where the Brixton-born designer is based, although 25 per cent of applicants were from north America. Then, Ross will work to “compound resources and build layers.