Born in East New York, Brooklyn, Edwin PHADE Sacasa founded the Shirt Kings in the mid 1980s, where he serviced many of today's Hip Hop stars and pioneers, such as Jay Z and Run DMC. PHADE is working with youth in the inner city and have developed a program that teaches urban fashion through art therapy and entrepreneur skills. Alain KET is an artist, photographer, author, artistic consultant, marketing professional and frequent lecturer on the topic of graffiti. Rapper, 3rd Bass
Phade and the Shirt Kings are pioneers of hip hop fashion, also it is duly noted that the graffiti element has been elevated and made fashionable thru their airbrushing work. -- RZA Phade has been my go to guy since the eighties for all airbrush collabos! -- Dapper Dan Shirt Kings brought the hip hop element into the clothes for real and integrated it, and it was the first time I saw hip hop culture completely merged with clothing. -- LL Cool J They would transform your whole look into a superstar. -- Nas The Shirt Kings network was fashion TV of the times, and advertising and promotion way before it became trendy. -- Chuck D