RAP FASHION: A STATUS SYMBOL IN THE HIP HOP SCENE
JACKETS WERE INVENTED AS COVERINGS TO PROTECT FROM INCLIMATE WEATHER, URBAN BLACK AMERICANS MADE IT FASHIONABLE TO BE COLD. INSPIRED BY THE AUTHENTIC AESTHETICS OF THE 90'S, THESE CUSTOMS FEATURE BRIGHT COLORS, BAGGY STYLED, FLASHY, BOLD STATEMENTS, AND CULTURAL PATTERNS REPRESENTING OF THE CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE WE LIVE.
ICE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF FREE SPEECH AND REACHING THE SUBCONSCIOUS THROUGH SUBLIMINAL MESSAGING IN HER ARTWORK. DESIGNING JACKETS AS A REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL STATUS AND BELONGING WHILE KEEPING THE GRAFF ARTISTRY ALIVE. HEAVILY DOMINATED BY MEN, ICE IS ONE OF THE ONLY LADIES IN HER COMUNITY WITH THIS SCOPE OF MIXED ARTISTRY. SHE'S PROFICIENT IN CAPTURING HER AUDIENCE THROUGH BOLD COLOR, PORTRAIT RECOGNITION AND KEEPING VIEWERS ENGAGED WITH THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND DEEPER MEANING BEHIND FULL IMAGE. HER WORK ALLOWS VIEWERS TO DEVELOP THOUGHT PROVOKING QUESTIONS, ASKING FOR MORE.