Junkprints

Owner/Desinger Chanel Kennebrew

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 Ahhh Junkprints. Where shall we start? Junkprints is the newest, hippest line company creeping up the charts. It's a company because not only can you get clothing but you can also get art and probably anything else this little lady can design. The creator and mastermind behind Junkprints is Chanel Kennebrew. She has been seen on Etsy, featured in Honey Magazine, People Stylewatch Magazine, and most recently among others The Infamous New York Times. Not only is Chanel talented, extremely creative but also a very bright intellectual. Some would consider beauty, brains and creativity cannot exist in one person. WRONG. We found it in Kennebrew.We hope you enjoy Junkprints as much as we do! It's more than clothing, it's more than wallets, and illustrations. It's funky and flly. If you find you love Matilda and can't get enough of her, you can send her to friends, family and loved ones. Literally. You can get Matilda postage stamps from Zazzle. Enjoy :b

FG. Who is Matilda and where did she come from?

JP.  Matilda was a narcissistic creation or me. I think that we are all narcissistic. We could have never agreed to terms of normality without some narcissism. Narcissism is what we use to gauge our aesthetics, social groups, and general behavior. It’s the reason why folks of color are constantly feel like they are under represented/ mis-represented in the media. Folks want something/one to identify with, not tokenism or sidekicks. Things are changing and that’s good, and I'm not one to sit and complain about feeling excluded. So I went on a mission to introduce a varied perspective on beauty, cuteness and valued aesthetics and Matilda was hatched. She’s prob not gonna save the world or patch up the economy but she’s cute, smart, silly, is made in my own image, and I relate to her. Hope you do too.



FG. What do you hope to accomplish with Junkprints?

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JP.  I want to encourage folks to empathize with each other as if it's the normal behavior, ask questions and gently reshape the world they live in. That's what I'm trying to do and hope to inspire others to so the same.



FG. How would you describe the fashion of your line?

JP. It's smarter than fashion, less pretentious than art, looser than design and good for the soul. Junkprints started out as one gals surface exploration of race and gender in the media. Junkprints is a response to mainstream media's exclusion and skewed representation of the rest of the American people. Junkprints was created as a lifestyle choice put into place to attempt to balance out the playing field.

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FG. How was Junkprints born and what was the concept of creating the line.
 
JP.  Junkprints as a company is actually 8 years old but before the clothing line launched in 2007, Junkprints' primary focus was photography and graphic design. I've found that the clothing aspect has allowed me to communicate directly with the audience and essentially bring the art to the people. The clothing line kinda

started as an accident. Just for fun, I started making myself clothing so that I could wear things I like and believe in. I love men's clothing, it's so practical and usually the messaging isn't making a fool out of the person wearing it. Unlike women's clothing that usually has too few pockets, isn't quite warm or comfortable, and has dumb graphics such as 'sexy.' I wanted to make stuff that I want to wear and absorb. I believe in art for the people and removing the elitism attached to the commercial art world. The majority of the people are not in galleries so that’s not where my art should be. The clothing line was an ideal medium for creating art that the day to day person can absorb.

FG. Where does your inspiration come from to create and design such creative pieces?

JP.  I'm first content inspired and then medium driven, meaning the story or topic comes first and the the execution. I'm inspired by the past and the present. I'm a savager and duplicator who is super fascinated
with propaganda and how we as people relate to our social environments. The thin division lines between social separation are what push me to cover the topics I address in my work.

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Love her even more? Live in the NY area? Gotta get your hands on some Junkprints?


WELCOME TO THE JUNKYARD!

The very first Junkprints open studio shopping extravaganza. Come check out the new Junkyard space, We'll have a DJ, door prizes and other surprises, maybe a zebra, a celebrity or two, who knows ;) This is an official Fashion's Night Out Event!


WHEN: September 10th 2010 from 5p-11p

WHERE: 66 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, Ny 11205
*for more info and to RSVP go to junkprints.com