BEST COAST’S Leading Lady – BETHANY COSENTINO Talks: Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

“I wanted to be involved in this cause because I feel like it’s important to use my voice to spread awareness about things I support. A lot of people out there, myself included, have been affected by Breast Cancer, and I think that doing something like making a shirt to a) spread awareness and b) donate the profit to a cause that is also near and dear to me, is a really meaningful thing on a lot of levels. I know that there are people out there that don’t really understand why I’ve chosen to make a shirt in support of Breast Cancer awareness and then donate the money to Planned Parenthood- but to me, it makes perfect sense.”

PLANNED PARENTHOOD:

“My stance on Planned Parenthood and the current trouble they are facing is something I am very open and vocal about- but I felt like my tweets and Instagram posts weren’t enough. When this opportunity presented itself to me, I knew it was a great one to take because I knew I could spread the word about Breast Cancer awareness month and also raise some money for Planned Parenthood.”

 THE T-SHIRT DESIGN:

“The design on the shirt is from a Loteria card that I have tattooed on my sternum. My mom, who is a breast cancer survivor, recently got a very similar tattoo on her forearm so now we have these kind of matching arrow tattoos, so the design was meaningful in that way too. An arrow by definition is a weapon so to me it made perfect sense to make a t-shirt empowering the battle that so many women go through, and sadly, many lose, with an arrow on it. I am thrilled to have had the chance to design this shirt and spread the word and fight the good fight, and I hope that this shirt impacts a lot of people!”

You can also read more in Nicole’s recent interview with Bethany about BEST COAST’s new album CALIFORNIA NIGHTS and more HERE .