Shirt Kings Pioneers of Hip Hop Fashion /English

Shirt Kings: Pioneers of Hip Hop Fashion - The fascinating history of the creation by streetwear pioneers the Shirt Kings of a style that would define hip-hop culture in the 1980s and beyond. \n \nJamaica, Queens, New York, mid-1980s. Rappers, celebrities and fans of hip-hop fans come from all over town to get their own custom t-shirt by the Shirt Kings. The style has gone around the world thanks to the covers of records and music videos, and the Shirt Kings' creations are quickly became synonymous with hip-hop and the culture that involves making something from nothing. Shirt Kings: Pioneers of Hip Hop Fashion (The hip-hop fashion pioneers) looks back at the early days of clothing street photography through the lens of the pioneering group of artistic entrepreneurs known under the name Shirt Kings. By adapting train graffiti techniques and From spray cans to shirts and airbrushing, they created a new look for a new generation. \n \nEdwin PHADE Sacasa is one of the artists founders of the group and it is through its archives that we are transported in 1980s New York, where fashion was loud, colorful and crowded of cartoon images. But not just any cartoon image, because Cartoons have been urbanized. Mickey Mouse with a Fila costume, Casper the friendly ghost with gold teeth and the Pink Panther with chains in gold. People from all over the city would go to Jamaica, Queens, in a small shopping center known as the Coliseum, where one could easily meet the biggest names in hip-hop at the time. By DJ Red Alert to LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane and Mike Tyson, all had to to have their Shirt Kings model. Shirt Kings: Pioneers of Hip Hop Fashion, (Pioneers of Hip-Hop Fashion) traces the art, styles and people who have faithfully supported the Shirt Kings, and takes us in the footsteps of the time when customization and art reigned supreme in the city of New York. \n \nAfter the hardcover was out of print for years, Just in time for hip-hop's 50th anniversary, here's another chance to take part in the inspiring story of the Shirt Kings as pioneers of hip-hop and street fashion, thanks to this magnificent cover edition flexible.