Its interesting to see the slight changes made from the original to the supreme tee i. Got a chance to sit down with the original streetwear king and pioneer. Shirt kings pioneers of hip hop fashion chronicles the art, the styles, and the people who where loyal supporters of the shirt kings. Be the first to know and let us send you an email when the mighty shirt kings llc posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time. Pioneers of hip hop fashion, cowritten by journalist, alain ket. A documentary tells the story of 3 hiphop fashion pioneers.
Two years ago, ross came up with the idea of creating a book that would document not just all the rap tees cluttering his closet, but a variety of other vintage hiphop shirts from 1990 to 1999. Back in the days, jamel shabazz jamel shabazz, jamel. Pioneers of hip hop fashion, to see more of his impressive archival work. How do you think shirt kings contributed to the birth of streetwear.
On monday april 15th the legendary crew of the mighty shirt kings. Shirt kings shirt king academy started by shirt king phade, goal is to educate and teach culture. We caught up with phade, one of the groups members, to chat about how he went from bombing trains to designing clothes. Pioneers of hip hop fashion sacasa, edwin phade, maridue. Shirt kings pioneers of hip hop fashion by edwin phade sacasa and alan ket. Thanks to dokument press for sending this book out to me. Former gunit affiliate trav claims 50 cent was taking steroid shotsamong other things. Pioneers of hip hop fashion a trip down memory lane to when customization and art reigned supreme in new york city. Pioneers of urban fashionin the mid 80s, new york was shaping the landscape of hip hop music. See more ideas about hip hop, hip hop rap and love n hip hop.
Shirt kings pioneers of hip hop fashion looks at the early days of. Jay zs childhood friend tells the story behind his new. Edwin phade sacasa is a founding artist of the group. This book by the shirt kings covers the early days of urban fashion. Rappers and hip hop fans came from all over the city to get their own customized tshirt by the mighty shirt kings. Shirt kings pioneers of hip hop fashion looks at the early days of urban fashion through the lens of the pioneering group of artists known as. For more information and the history of shirt king phade and the shirt kings, check out phades book entitled, shirt kings. Shirt kings pioneers of hio hop fashion by edwin sacasa. Shirt kings a trip down memory lane to when customization and art reigned supreme in new york city. The dopest vintage rap tshirts to look for on ebay gq. Make a bold statement with our hip hop tshirts, or choose from our wide variety of expressive graphic tees for any season, interest or occasion. Shirt kings pioneers of hip hop fashion powells books. Kings of custom phade of shirt kings talks about the. A trip down memory lane to when customization and art reigned supreme in new york city.
The two names that will always be associated with this time period is dapper dan and shirt kings. Rappers and hip hop fans came from all over the city to get their own customized tshirt by. There was another picture that sacasa took that night, one that doesnt appear on the cover of new york magazine, but lives in edwins book shirt kings. By adapting the graffiti skills from the trains and spray cans to shirts and airbrush they created a new look for a new generation. Book out now shirt kings pioneers of hip hop fashion. Eventually finding his true calling in the jamaica queens colosseum mall as one of the legendary shirt kings phadeo. On monday april 15th the legendary crew of the mighty shirt kings released a very interesting publication titled shirt kings. Pioneers of hip hop fashion by edwin phade sacasa and. With help from a few other collectors, rosss book, rap tees, was released in early november, and almost immediately sold out on. Another notable entity from the same era is the subject of a recently published book. A new book celebrates the graffitiinspired t shirt business that helped define 1980s hip hop fashion.
That path would take him all over the world and forge relationships with. Previously, trb2hh made a compelling documentary on craig mack more than a year before the mcs death. He recently spoke to animal about his book, detailing his early beginnings and how he parlayed the illicit skills he learned from bombing the subway into a very legitimate career. This month a book celebrating the work that emerged from their storefront in queens called shirt kings. The shirt kings gallery just so happened to be blasting the latest hiphop, with a few arcade games and had a wall of pictures of all the mcs and actors who had stopped by in the past. Back in the 1980s, this group of artists calling themselves the mighty shirt kings set up shop at the jamaica coliseum, in queens, offering custom airbrushed and original artwork, which could be had on. Profiles the graffitiinspired tshirt art developed in the 1980s by jamaica, queens trio the shirt kings edwin phade sacasa, rafael kasheme avery, and clyde nike harewood. Shirt king founder phade has written about the origins of his iconic brand in shirt kings. Previously, trb2hh made a compelling documentary on craig mack. Shirt kings book looks back at hip hop fashion the daily beast. Trb2hh presents the untold story of shirt kings video. Whether you want a sarcastic tshirt or a geeky tshirt to embrace your inner nerd, cafepress has the tee youre looking for.
Shirt kings pioneers of hip hop fashion looks at the early days of urban fashion through the lens of the pioneering group of artists known as the shirt kings. This book has enabled me to present the inside of an urban fashion mindset that. His worldly travels began when he moved from brooklyn to the bronx where he started putting in work bombing trains in the 70s. So yeah, to tell you that i was happy to kick it with phade for a few hours in an understatement. Shirt king phade talks graffiti, streetwear and owning. Profiles the graffitiinspired t shirt art developed in the 1980s by jamaica, queens trio the shirt kings edwin phade sacasa, rafael kasheme avery, and clyde nike harewood. The book highlights the history of the brand, the original store, and features neverbeforeseen photographs of their art. The rarest tshirts in hiphop history all in one book. Just finished a great photography exhibit at artnowny with jamel shabaaz and ryan kelly in chelsea. Pioneers of hip hop fashion looks at the early days of urban fashion through the lens of the pioneering group of artists known as the shirt kings. Shirt king phade talks graffiti, streetwear and owning your. The book features portrait after portrait of some of the eras greatest. A new book celebrates the graffitiinspired tshirt business that helped define 1980s hip hop fashion.
Pioneers of hip hop fashion by by edwin phade sacasa a trip down memory lane to when customization and art reigned supreme in new york city. This docuseries tackles some of their story, influence, impact and. Pioneers of hip hop fashion by edwin phade sacasa and alan ket dokument press is a vibrant photo album of their greatest hits. Celebs have walked in and are astonished by how a piece of the culture was being preserved in my book, shirt kings.
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