Make Your Franklin is a community art project inviting artists to change up the $100 bill. The design aesthetic of the contributors comes alive with entries that are witty, subversive and at times downright bold. Whether he’s inked with Native American tattoos, covered up by a gas mask surrounded by nuclear silos, redone as a […]
19
May
Feds got nothing on "Make Your Franklin"'s art infused $100 bills
4
Jan
Sonic experimental pop via Montreal via Calgary
After forming during their high school years in Calgary, Alberta, the four best friends who make up BRAIDS moved their prairie Canadian behinds to the cosmopolitan wonderfulness of Montreal. Entrenching themselves in the city of poutin and painfully cute artsters, the foursome holed up in a dilapitaded house in a Hasidic neighborhood to craft the […]
4
Nov
Fine handcrafted shoes from eco-friendly leather
A unique style of footwear on par with Native American stylizations, the Italian company Lazy Point is even named after a particular seam used by American Indians on their woven loafers. Designed by Michele Secchiari in collaboration with a team of Japanese designers, these fine shoes are handcrafted from eco-friendly leather, with rubber soles that […]
26
Oct
Italian fashion label's colorful accessory
The high-end Italian fashion label Versace has produced this multicolored print scarf with traditional Native American imagery. The scarf has weaving and feather print at trim, a yellow border and the luxury house’s label in the corner. Though 100% silk and labeled Versace which usually caters to an older (richer) crowd, it does not look […]
29
Jun
Riding the fine line between homage and exploitation
Seeing as Native American prints have peaked in the streetwear game, you knew it wouldn’t take long before brands started venturing a bit further south of the border. Enter this latest iteration of Van’s slip-on, the “Guata Stripe”, which appropriates boldly colorful indigenous Guatemalan fabric patterns onto their classic silhouette. There’s a fine line between […]
11
Jun
"Moca-Sneaker" Fusion For the Modern Man
Are they a moccasin? Are they a sneaker? Well, luckily, with the new Washed Horse Fringed Sneakers by Damir Doma, you do not have to decide. Considering the influence Native American style has had on fashion as of late, it was probably inevitable that the style would soon fuse with a more modern look — […]
