Cross Colors Will Smith
In anticipation of The Hundreds X Cross Colours upcoming collaboration: We asked the founders of iconic '90s street brand Cross Colours - Carl Jones and TJ Walker (pictured below) - to get a bit nostalgic. Below, they share their favorite celebrities of yester-millennium who proudly wore Cross Colours' clothing without prejudice and why.: 1) WILL SMITH Will Smith was the first to. Vice celebrates the 30th anniversary of Cross Colours and breaks down some of the brand's most iconic looks worn by celebrities.
New Exhibit Features Fashion Brand Made Famous by Will Smith on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' The California African American Museum's September exhibit 'Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the. In 1990, on the first season of the hit primetime television show The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, lead actor Will Smith wore a series of boldly hued and geometric looks designed by a young Los Angeles-based urban apparel line named Cross Colours. African American-owned, founded by Carl Jones and T.J.
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Walker, the brand quickly skyrocketed, securing a plethora of orders across the country and. Cross Colours became widely recognized and worn by the hip-hop community, as well as by other black pop culture icons like Will Smith in The Fresh Prince of Bel. Cross Colours is that brand you saw everywhere in the 90s - I mean, everywhere! From Will Smith, to TLC, to Muhammad Ali, Cross Colours made its mark with bright, colourful, cut-and-sew pieces that built a legacy.
The real legend of Cross Colours, however, is the brand's origin. Founded by Carl Jones and TJ Walker in 1989, Cross Colours was built on a single message: Clothing Without Prejudice. The first exhibition to examine this groundbreaking brand, Cross Colours: Black Fashion in the 20th Century showcases vintage textiles, media footage, and rare ephemera that illuminate how Cross Colours has permeated popular culture and how fashion can be used to tell history anew.
What Happened to Cross Colours - Plus 2 Clothing
The year before Cross Colours originally launched back in 1989, the movie Colors (and the memorable Ice-T single of the same name) brought Los Angeles gang life to the big screen. When settling on their clothing brand name, founders Carl Jones and TJ Walker considered their previous expertise that they earned from studying and working in the garment world. The fledgling company got a big assist from TV: Will Smith donned Cross Colours on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air; the clothing appeared on characters in In Living Color and Martin, and in movies such as Sister Act 2.
Rappers and sports stars strutted their outfits. Then it all came crashing down. When the company's biggest account, Merry-Go-Round, went bankrupt, Cross Colours couldn't.
Cross Colours Cross Colours x Will Smith Fresh Prince Black Shirt | Grailed
Cross Colours is that brand you saw everywhere in the 90s - I mean, everywhere! From Will Smith, to TLC, to Muhammad Ali, Cross Colours made its mark with bright, colourful, cut.
