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50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP STYLE!
Posted by Koe Rodriguez on 1st Feb 2023
FRESH, FLY, AND FABULOUS: FIFTY YEARS OF HIP HOP STYLE
February 8 - April 23, 2023
The Museum at FIT is paying tribute to Hip Hop's influence in fashion in the past 50 years. Dubbed 'Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style', the exhibition will explore this revolutionary and influential style with over 100 garments and accessories, and marks the first time that the museum examines fashion exclusively through one musical genre.
FREE: HIP HOP FASHION SYMPOSIUM
February 24, 10 am–5 pm
Join The Museum at FIT for Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style, a fashion symposium led by the exhibition’s co-curators Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way. The symposium will draw on the expert voices of hip hop style from journalists, designers, and stylists to curators, professors, and archivists who will explore topics that center hip hop fashion as a force that has shaped American culture for five decades. Talks and panels focus on the role of jewelry, custom design, media, collecting, and designer brands in amplifying hip hop’s impact on fashion and society.
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PIECES OF A MAN
Jamel Shabazz's new coffee table book Pieces Of A Man could easily be one of his most ambitious and profound books yet. Self published and carefully curated by Shabazz himself, the book comes off more like his visual diary than a collection of masterfully composed and honest portraits of subjects near and far. From hard boiled streets [...]
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On Thursday January 29th, Adidas gets their A THOUSAND WORDS on. Our favorite old school brand is curating "a one of a kind exhibition" celebrating the Adidas Superstar's street roots. The show will feature works by photographers: Sue Kwon, Brock Fetch, Shadi, Christina Rinaldi, Chandler Kennedy and our good friend, Jamel Shabazz, among others. The [...]
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During the 1980s, the Reagan administration’s “Just Say No” drug campaign seemed like a promising idea in theory and made for some great, free tees and buttons, but in practice, the initiative failed miserably. When it came to the drug game, there was just too much money to be made (in the streets and [...]
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