“Before I started LimoLand, I mainly bought my clothes in Harlem, where I found clothing my size in fun colors. I still like to go there and see the vibrancy and colors of the neighborhood. I am also very influenced by the colors of my contemporary African and Japanese art collections.” ArtStillsFoundFunColorClothesSizeContemporaryCollectionsNeighborhoodClothingsHarlemVibrancyJapanese Art Author:Jean Pigozzi
“In the last 20 years of collecting contemporary African art, I have been bombarded by incredible shapes and colors that I now want to translate into clothes.” WantYearsHas BeensArtLastsColorShapesClothesIncrediblesContemporaryTranslateCollectingBombardedBombarded By Author:Jean Pigozzi
“Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?” MenColorMalesContemporaryLegacyDimensionsThinkerPatriarchyRefusalColumbus Book:Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations Source: Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations
“The color palette grew as the story progressed. The 1920's sharecroppers were muted and neutrals, the 30's and 40's introduced burgundy to the neutral palette. The 1950's introduced green, black and denim blue, the 1960's introduced orange and heavier more saturated color, the 1970's introduced more primaries, and the fashion palette became more recognizable as a contemporary one from there.” StoriesBlackFashionColorGrewBlueGreenContemporaryPrimariesOrange1960sPaletteSaturatedDenimBurgundy Author:Ruth E. Carter