” Respect The Architects “
When I met up with Mighty Shirt King “PHADE” at the Aerosoul event last year, he informed me that he was on the verge of completing a book that fully details the story of his contribution to the world of Hip Hop fashion…
Now the moment that I have been waiting for has finally arrived….
SALUTE.
“A trip down memory lane to when customization and art reigned supreme in New York City. Jamaica, Queens, New York in the mid 1980s. Rappers and hip hop fans came from all over the city to get their own customized T-shirt by The Mighty Shirt Kings. The style traveled all over the world through record covers, magazines and music videos and the Shirt Kings designs soon became synonymous with Hip Hop and the culture of making something out of nothing. 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. By adapting the graffiti skills from the trains and spray cans to shirts and airbrush they created a new look for a new generation”.
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