Some things are meant to be kept secret, but then again some secrets are meant to be unleashed only when the time is right. It's been along time coming but some heart is being brought back to the hat game and 1333 Minna is being let out of the box.
Hats have always been a defining accessory in fashion and in history, helping to illustrate the personality of the wearer while still conveying an air of mystery. 1333 Minna is a collective of artist based in the Mission District of San Francisco, who's aesthetic is rich in craftsmanship and who's products are like nothing I've ever seen before. The Master minds behind this endeavor... world renowned graffiti artist Steel and fourth generation hat maker Ben Goorin this unlikely team has created a new level of millinery craftsmanship fusing family and culture and fashion with the help of other art "G's" such as Reyes ,Ewok, Miss Amanda Lynn, Norm, Retna, The Mac, Ben Belsky, with their look book shot by Dylan Maddox. And with a list that grows each season. I can't even explain in words how FLY these hats are ... Just Check it out for yourself and if you're in San Diego for the Agenda Trade Show stop by their booth they will be giving away a limited amount of the of Limited Edition Posters that they hand sceen printed for the trade show. (Damn!) And here are a few shots of their creations.
A Lady Bird holds herself in high standard, never settling, always elevating and approaches life with class. She flies high, flies right but most of all she stays fly.
LADY BIRD SF's SOUNDTRACK OF MY LIFE: September 2008: Tribute to Tupac
This month 12 years ago I remember sitting at the library, on 24th and Bartlet in the Mission doing research with one of my home girls for a humanities class. We picked up a paper and it read that Tu Pac passed September, Friday the 13th 1996 at 4:03. My girl started bawling. Me? I was sad but I didn't cry. I just felt cold. As a youth emotions were irrelevant to me it took me, I was numb so to speak. But something that I did feel was inspired by Pac's life, his charisma and his lyrics the good and bad, he was truly blessed with a gift, and when his time was up it was up. But he had enough ambition to create a Hip Hop Legend. Big ups to Pac.
Some say he's not gone. Me I feel that he's still alive just because he's still inciting thought in peoples lives making them dig deeper than what's on the surface. ...well at least that's what he does for me.
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