Back in the Days documents the emerging Hip Hop scenefrom 19801989before it became what is todays multimillion-dollar, multinational industry. Back in the Days, battlesinvolved rappers, DJs, dancers, and painters, not gangstersand guns. Back in the days, the streetsnot corporateplanningset the standards for style. Back in the days,Jamel Shabazz was on the scene, photographing everydaypeople hangin in Harlem, kickin it in Queens, and coldchillin in Brooklyn.
Street style with an attitude unmatched in fashion in the30 years since, Shabazzs subjects strike poses that putsupermodels to shameshowing off Kangol caps andGazelle glasses, shell-top Adidas and suede Pumas with fatlaces, shearling coats and leather jackets, gold rope chains,door-knocker earrings, name belts, boom boxes, and otherfinery. For anyone who wants to know what keepin it realmeans, Back in the Days is the book of your dreams.
When it was first released in 2001, Back in the Days was abomb dropped on the cultural landscape, changing the worldsof fashion, movies, music, and art in ways still felt today.Now, 10 years later, powerHouse is releasing a new editionof this unrivaled classic, with new photos and text. Dontsleep! Now is the perfect time to reintroduce yourself to theultimate collection of timeless street fashion and style: Backin the Days.
Back in the Days Remix: 10th Anniversary Edition
$133.64 - $300.00
- UPC:
- 9781576875674
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 2011-06-21
- Release Date:
- 2011-06-21
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 10 Anv