{"product_id":"fashion-killa-how-hip-hop-revolutionized-high-fashion-paperback","title":"Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSowmya Krishnamurthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSowmya Krishnamurthy is a music journalist and pop culture expert. Her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComplex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eXXL\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHighsnobiety\u003c\/i\u003e, and NPR. She is a graduate of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Blueprint: Inside the Business of Roc-A-Fella Records\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53450479567155,"sku":"9781982176334","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/coo9cNMsNv9781982176334.webp?v=1782989084","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/fashion-killa-how-hip-hop-revolutionized-high-fashion-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}