Subway Hoodie Deign
What do you think of when you think of Brooklyn or New York? Do you know who the New York Liberty are? Do you like street art? I'm going to take you on a tour of my Subway Hoodie design that explores elements from all 3 of these topics.
I wanted to bring to life the things that I think of when I think about Brooklyn and New York. I also wanted to show off some of the New York Liberty team members in a different way. I noticed that the Liberty do some of their media shots on a Liberty team colored subway car. How can you not think of the subway when thinking about the city of Brooklyn? I definitely did, that's why I started there.
The second thing I think of is Hip-Hop. New York and Brooklyn were the birthplace of break-dancing, MCs, DJs, and those bangers that we still love to listen to today. Brooklyn is also home to some very beautiful street art and some very talented street artists.
Street art has been a part of New York culture since the 1960's and 1970's. It started as a form of expression for marginalized communities. In the 1980's it grew as Hip-Hop entered the scene.
Now, there was a time when society didn't think of it as art. They associated it with gangs and criminal activity. It was called Graffiti (still is today) and was considered to be vandalism. I will admit that not all of it was pretty but there were pieces that were very artistic, colorful, and detailed. It was amazing to see what someone could do with a few cans of spray paint.
Over the years "writers" or street artists worked really hard to get past the stereotype and bring their art into the mainstream. Take Basquiat for example, he brought street art elements into his gallery work. There is also Banksy in London that has been around since the 1990's.
Graffiti fonts and street art elements have been used in basketball for years. At UnContested Streetwear we also use these fonts and elements in some of the designs. I love playing with different color ways with the outlines and shading of the letters. Plus, the unique shapes to the letters in various styles are just dope.
This brings us to the brick wall of names. These are the nicknames of some of the New York Liberty players. Each name is in a different style of Graffiti or street art font and colored in Liberty team colors in different ways. There is Breanna Stewart (Stew-York), Sabrina Ionescu (Sa-3-na), Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (Lady Hamilton), and Jonquel Jones (JJ). Jonquel Jones is on the subway train along with "NYC" scrawled on the side. You can't have the New York Liberty without Big Ellie the Elephant, who is a star in her own right.
So, I'm sure you are wondering what is up with Betnija's nickname? Who calls her that? Well, that would be my bad. You see all season I thought the commentators and announcers were calling her "Lady Hamilton" and I thought "Oh, cool like Lady Liberty." No,no,no,no. The truth is that I'm not that bright sometimes. They are saying her last name, duh, Laney-Hamilton. I felt really foolish, but I didn't want to leave her off the design. So, she will always be "Lady Hamilton" to us here at UnContested Streetwear. Hey, maybe it will catch on. Wink,wink.
Then lastly, I added the Lady Liberty torch. The team uses one in their logo. I was able to change the color of the flame to try to match.
That's all folks. I just wanted to explain a few elements as well as give you a little more insight into who we are at UnContested Streetwear.
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