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Dive into the intricate repurposing and patchwork process behind handcrafting this pair of one-of-a-kind jeans for NLE Choppa.
Heritage is built: Nearly 40 years ago, I founded my first company at 19 years old with no formal fashion education, and I knew I was in it for the long haul.
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NLE Choppa and Tupac both chose Maurice Malone's iconic denim overalls for their defining fashion moments, reaffirming their status as some of the best overalls ever made. Delve into the enduring appeal of these '90s fashion staples and their modern resurgence.
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From right to left Maurice Malone, April Walker, Kenya Abdul-Hadi, Kiki Peterson and Bariq Cobbs I went to the Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.) museum to see the "Fresh, Fly, Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style" exhibition open. I knew...
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In the early 1980s, since high school, my studio was my mom's basement in Oak Park, Michigan. My cutting table was the pool table covered in plastic. Patterns-in-work taped to the walls. Equipment: one industrial walking foot, one Juki home...
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