Fashion Killa
How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion
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Engelska, 2023289 kr
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A Pitchfork Best Music Book of 2024
This '';first comprehensive anthology of the marriage between hip-hop and luxury fashion'' (The Cut) draws on exclusive interviews to tell the story of the hip-hop artists, designers, stylists, and unsung heroes who fought the power and reinvented style around the world over the last fifty years.
Fashion Killa is a classic tale of a modern renaissance; of an exclusionary industry gate-crashed by innovators; of impresariosSean '';Diddy'' Combs, Dapper Dan, Virgil Ablohhoisting hip-hop from the streets to the stratosphere; of supernovasLil'' Kim, Cardi B, and Kimora Lee Simmonsallying with kingmakersAnna Wintour, Donatella Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, and Ralph Lauren; of traditionalist fashion housesLouis Vuitton, Fendi, and Saint Laurenttransformed into temples of rap gods.
Journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy explores the connections between the DIY hip-hop scene and the exclusive upper-echelons of high fashion. She discusses the sociopolitical forces that defined fashion and tracks the influence of music and streetwear on the most exclusive (and exclusionary) luxury brands. '';An essential book about US culture'' (Booklist, starred review), Fashion Killa commemorates the contributions of hip-hop to music, fashion, and our society at large.
This '';first comprehensive anthology of the marriage between hip-hop and luxury fashion'' (The Cut) draws on exclusive interviews to tell the story of the hip-hop artists, designers, stylists, and unsung heroes who fought the power and reinvented style around the world over the last fifty years.
Fashion Killa is a classic tale of a modern renaissance; of an exclusionary industry gate-crashed by innovators; of impresariosSean '';Diddy'' Combs, Dapper Dan, Virgil Ablohhoisting hip-hop from the streets to the stratosphere; of supernovasLil'' Kim, Cardi B, and Kimora Lee Simmonsallying with kingmakersAnna Wintour, Donatella Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, and Ralph Lauren; of traditionalist fashion housesLouis Vuitton, Fendi, and Saint Laurenttransformed into temples of rap gods.
Journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy explores the connections between the DIY hip-hop scene and the exclusive upper-echelons of high fashion. She discusses the sociopolitical forces that defined fashion and tracks the influence of music and streetwear on the most exclusive (and exclusionary) luxury brands. '';An essential book about US culture'' (Booklist, starred review), Fashion Killa commemorates the contributions of hip-hop to music, fashion, and our society at large.
