von dutch
Kenny Howard--the eccentric that started the pinstriping craze. Most known for his "eye in the sky" artwork.
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von dutch
1. to exploit and commercialize a culturally significant person, place, thing or idea by an outsider with no cultural significance themselves.
2. to ignore a person and their principles for the sake of their own greed.
2. to ignore a person and their principles for the sake of their own greed.
the local artist who cared not about money or copyrighting was venomously von dutched by the yuppie enterprise in la la land.
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von dutch
Could quite possibly be the greatest pinstriper ever. A tortured artist like myself, but raped by the mass media in a frenzy to wear clothing with his name on it when they really have no idea who he is, or how much he was against the mainstream.
Von Dutch
Extremely ugly clothing, based on trucker-style caps and overalls. The idea is that the wearer is SO pretty and SO rich that they can overspend on a fugly item of clothing because it's in style and look good. If you tried to wear it and looked more like Bea Arthur than Paris Hilton, you'd look like a goob, which is the idea.
Paris Hilton popularized wearing Von Dutch clothing, then fulfilled her destiny by imitating white trash on her reality tv show.