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ABOUT April Walker is a fashion game-changer and culture creator that inspired a lane helping to create a multi-billion industry coined as streetwear today through her brand, Walker Wear.
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April Walker is hip hop royalty. Fortunate for those of us who were happily indoctrinated, as youths, into a culture of graffiti, break dancing, beat boxing, air brushing, shell toe Adidas, baggy jeans, velour track suits, bucket hats, and a music genre called rap……hip hop was born, and we all wanted in!
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April Walker: Meet The Woman Who Shaped 90s Hip Hop Fashion With Streetwear Worn By Tupac, LL Cool J, And More! Learn about the 'Walker Wear' creator. By Tweety Elitou February 22, 2021 /.
Urban Fashion Pioneer April Walker on Top of Her Game, 25 Years & Counting
We had not just the pleasure but also the honor of catching up with designer April Walker, who chatted with us in connection with her "Women in Streetwear exhibit, now on display at New York's Port Authority terminal.. As the Brooklyn-based founder of Walker Wear, a menswear label she founded in the early '90s, it's an understatement to say she's qualified to put together an exhibit.
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Spearheaded the resurgence of the lifestyle brand Walker Wear by strategic planning, created design, managing creative graphic and technical designers, promote the brand messaging through.
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April Walker is a fashion icon, entrepreneur, educator, and author whose work has been featured in Forbes, In Style, Essence, The New York Times, Drink Champs, Vogue, CFDA. Walker has also been featured in award winning documentaries such as "The Remix Hip Hop X Fashion" and "Fresh Dressed". As a Brooklyn native, she followed her
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Brooklyn resident and 90s iconic streetwear designer April Walker is one of a handful of women retelling the story and setting the record straight. As a featured subject in a hip hop documentary and now, with a new photo exhibit, Walker and her legacy hip hop brand Walker Wear get an encore. Walker Wear was synonymous with 90s swag.
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April Walker, a figure responsible for shaping streetwear culture as it emerged in New York in the '90s, has penned a timely essay on racism in the fashion industry and how White industry leaders must take real action — not just pay lip service — to increase Black representation and foster Black talent.
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This Juneteenth, WWD celebrates their stories. Some key women were shaping styles that would become iconic and go on to help define the streetwear we know today. Walker, founder of Walker Wear,.
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May 30, 2017 Words by: Yvelette Stines Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information From The Source Magazine Issue #272 | 2017 Advertisement The Mastermind Behind The Legendary Walker Wear.
Walker Wear Designer April Walker Shines A Light On Women In Streetwear
When pioneering urban fashion designer April Walker was thirteen, she started kids gymnastics classes at Cadman Memorial Church in Brooklyn — not taking them, but teaching them — charging $5 per child. During high school, she combed the garment district for apparel to buy wholesale then resell at a profit.
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April Walker is the founder of the legendary brand, Walker Wear, and one of the first women to enter and take over the male-dominated streetwear space in the 90s.
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"As culture shifts, April Walker's unapologetic history of disruption and radical design is more important than ever. April's story would inform the future of culture…Walker's history brings to light the creative work that shapes culture, creating one of the most relevant and influential brand histories to date."
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370 Jay Street The Sacagawea of Urban Fashion April Walker is a fashion game-changer and culture shifter that inspired a lane creating a multi-billion industry coined as streetwear today.
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GOT IT! We caught up with the iconic April Walker, Founder of Walker Wear, at her Brooklyn home to chat about the birth of a brand, hip hop, and why the future has been female.