iconography...ladies first--dee barnes

there are two ways to remember dee barnes. one...as a note to self of why you loath dr. dre and should never forget what a *@#%@#$*&%! he really is before supporting his bank account. two...as the flyest chick that like ever was. the original cool girl with the dopest style and vibe. she gave the most inspiration that a girl, with a brother as her only style reference and no cable tv, could acess from her living room. i still have taped episodes of pump it up on vhs, meticulously recorded by my brother and me. check the historical references below and tell me her style, like goverment cheese, still doesn't hold up with time.


classic


she was so much cooler than i remembered. i didn't even know she was behind this classic joint.

iconography...the birth of the cool

here's what i want to make a regular feature (mainly so i clear some space on this inspiration board going on in my head). and wouldn't it be just a sweet coincidence that i was able to start the year off by catching the last day of this Barkley L. Hendricks exibit at the p.a.f.a. (note to self "resolve to stop friggin' procastinating so much this year"). i love that he is from philly and you can feel it in the swag (sorry last time i'll use that word) of his potraiture. long before the satorialist blog, and street style feeds from hipsters worldwide i present to you...







...p.s. fellow junkies if you, like me, wanna be the envy of all the kids on the block scoop the leading image sweet-tee jawn from the p.a.f.a. gift shop if in the city or at www.pafa.org. it'll make you feel good good good good!