DESEDO FILMS

…Below is another Obama Supporters, Riding Subways story from my cousin Sarah Doe.

Last night, as I stepped onto my old familiar L-train, I felt like it was New Year’s Eve. It was after midnight and the train was packed with exuberant 20-somethings. But best of all, as I got on the train, the whole packed car erupted with whoops and cheers and claps. This trend continued at every single stop along the train, from […]

Been in Berlin for the last week, spending my days at Freie Universitat brainstorming about Islam and Advertising and my nights in Narnia, cause the dance floors are still packed come dawn. As fate would have it, in town was Michael from If We Ran It and Cory aka DJ Peoples Champion now lives here. Partners in crime are clutch for chaos. Plus I think the GDR must have invented a KhutestGhirlEvar […]

OK. So we know that the 90s are the new 80s, and now that it’s the first crispy day of fall, I’m ready to see if 2 classic brands come back 100% in hipster/rapster style: Champion logo sweatshirts and Starter Jackets. Internets, what do you think?

And - JSmooth has for us a great note about Hipster Rap:

Our friend Yana Fleming just launched the African Fashion Index, which is the first comprehensive guide of African fashion designers, ‘regardless of race, religion or geographic location.’ Of course, she did this in her spare time, when not pursuing a PhD, running her own design firm or speaking 5 languages. Good heavens. and Happy Fashion Week to all, Dropsquad Desedo is lamping front row.

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11/11/08 Youth Culture in SoWeTo

If the US Department of Transportation stepped through a looking glass to hire someone from Runwayland, who would it be? While considering this deep thought, I realized that Karl’s personal style (sunglasses/gloves/tie/wearing lots of Hedi Slimane) may have greater mass culture fame than the garments he himself creates. The visage outpaces the artist. This is the Karl that we see in Grand Theft Auto IV, and while I doubt that many gamers know […]