Diesel and David LaChapelle Offer Joyous Resistance With the Flamboyant 'Make Love Not Walls' Campaign

Breaking down all barriers, physical and symbolic

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How do you break through an imposing wall of hate?

With wild ballet dancing, same-sex kissing and an inflatable, rainbow-colored love-tank, of course!

Fashion brand Diesel revels in diversity with its spring-summer “Make Love Not Walls” campaign, which was developed with Anomaly Amsterdam and includes a rousingly memorable short film by David LaChapelle.

An Andy Warhol protégé, the celebrated photographer and director most famously worked with Diesel 22 years ago on the iconic “kissing sailors” ad, which caused a stir for showing two male swabbies sucking face.

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