NYC Graffiti Pioneers

The first release for spring 2009 pays tribute to New York's graffiti pioneers. Dickies teamed up with Ricky Powell, known around the world as 'the fourth Beastie Boy', Ricky Powell has photographed some of the most well known rap and hip hop artists of all time. We are pleased to work with Ricky on four t-shirt designs together with three other living legends from New York. The outcome is the limited NY LEGEND TEE SHIRT PACK.

The four prints are based on pictures by Ricky and three are reworked by New York's famous graffiti artists QUIK, DR. REVOLT and ZEPHYR.

On the streets of New York

NYC Street photography by Ricky Powell

We asked our friend on the East Coast, legendary photographer Ricky Powell, to take some pictures of his friends in NYC. It ended up in a series of snapshots of old school heroes as well as up and coming profiles. Ricky still knows how to spot funky worms in the rotten apple.

Kaves, Charles Street.

Dante Ross-on the roof on his building 2nd Avenue, East Village.

Mordechai Rubenstein, street photographer, the Jewish Guido, 23rd Street.