Krishnamurthy Sowmya - Fashion Killa How Hip - Hop Revolutionized High Fashion - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: 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 impresarios Sean Diddy Combs Dapper Dan Virgil Abloh hoisting hip - hop from the streets to the stratosphere; of supernovas Lil Kim Cardi B and Kimora Lee Simmons allying with kingmakers Anna Wintour Donatella Versace Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren; of traditionalist fashion houses Louis Vuitton Fendi and Saint Laurent transformed 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.
Title: Fashion Killa How Hip - Hop Revolutionized High Fashion
Author(s): Krishnamurthy Sowmya
Publisher: Gallery Books
Barcode: 9781982176327
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/10/2023