Ricky Powell Bio Written By Ricky Powell Ricky Powell...The Lazy Hustler *..The Funky Uncle ...The Doloist..The KooL Substitute Teacher..The Illy Funkster..The 4th Beastie. He's made a carreer out of being an 'Individualist'..since 1985. He runs errands for a living and absorbs his surroundings on the fly..with / via a camera in his pocket, a notebook locked in his armpit, and a sharpie in his cap so that his ideas don't 'evaporate' ..'Ideas are gold' .... He kiltededed this year with photo shoots for WeSC, X-Large, aNYthing..Kangol, Frank 151 as well as designing a new sneaker for PONY in conjunction with their 40th Anniversay..' He's our Broadway Joe Namath'- Mr. PONY..And has been commemorating / celebrating 'Ricky@50' all over the place (including Melbourne, Tokyo, London, and China-town nyc)..with retrospective photo exhibits, Live Slide*shows, and dj'ing chunky sets of jazzy funk...Coming up: The release of his new New York Crimes hats with Akomplice in Cali, mid november..and then culminating in Miami at Art Basel with his latest crew, Kaboose...Come experience his zooted butcompelling anecdotes at his slide show..'Street Photography is like my transistor radio..the playlist is infinite...' ... (Websites for Ricky are nycstreetphotography.com and rickypowell.com ..google his mixtapes via We are The Good Life .com.....One is titled 'The Funky Uncle Park Bench Mix Tape' ..it accompannies his live slide show).. *..7 hustles: photography..writer..video..talk show host/ interviewr..designing (shoes, t shirts, head phones, ), entertainer(slide show).. curator..mix tape wizaed..and part*time gigilo for older women on a moderate income.
Akomplice Bio Akomplice has humble roots in the mountains of Colorado. Started by two brothers Mike and Patrick at the tender ages of 18 and 20. Hailing from Colorado, without any industry-specific education, the two brothers embarked on their first collection with nine of their initial thirteen illustrator designs. Fast-forward eight years, and Akomplice is a pillar within the street-wear industry while preserving the curiosity and passion from day one. Akomplice boasts collaborations with iconic figures and media outlets including the Wu-Tang Clan, MF Doom, Sneaker Freaker, Frank 151, and Vernon Davis. Mike and Patrick have also been commissioned for design by Nike’s lifestyle arm, Nike Sportswear on multiple occasions. |
For Immediate Release November 15th, 2012
Press Release Photography, Porn and Fashion. We're Celebrating "50 Years of the Lazy Hustler" with the fabled NYC photographer Ricky Powell. For those unfamiliar, Ricky is a native New Yorker who has been working the music, art and fashion scene from both sides of the lens for the better part of 30 years, and has shot everyone from Andy Warhol to The Beastie Boys. Ricky has dubbed himself the Akomplice "poster child" so we found it befitting to tap him for the release of our latest headwear collection. The collection is comprised of pom beanies in black and red as well as a trio of snap backs in hunter green, maroon and navy. Each hat features our logo alongside Ricky's signature and the number 50 illuminating the inclusion of this collection within Ricky's 50th anniversary. More than a collection of hats, this is a collaborative effort which will reverberate with New Yorkers. For the collection we made use of the iconic New York Times typeface and added our own street savvy spin. In line with Ricky's artistic appetite, we enlisted a threesome of topless models who were more than willing to bare their bodies for Ricky's lens. Along with the digital look book, a curated collection of physical prints will be on display at our flagship Saturday, November 17th with Ricky Powell in attendance. We will be offering a pre-release of the hats the night of the event. The hats will be available at fine Akomplice retailers worldwide on November 26th.
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