Marc Ecko: Outfitting Rebel Scum in Style

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A champion of the street artists' rights and acclaimed fashion designer, Marc Ecko is stepping into the far-away galaxy with a line of Star Wars threads worthy of a fashionista bounty hunter. "Star Wars is the gift that keeps on giving," Ecko says. "It is the most relevant fable of the last 100 years. Just when I think I am having pop culture fatigue, and I get sick of what I'm listening to or what I'm watching on my DVR, I tune into Star Wars. And there I am -- back to my adolescence, content, wide-eyed, and amazed by Hoth."

The saga captured Ecko's attention from the get-go, and completely captivated the imagination of an entire generation of upcoming artists, filmmakers, fashion designers and future iconoclasts. "The films hold up," Ecko says. "They are timeless. For me, I believe people are able to connect so deeply because at its core, Star Wars is more fantasy than science fiction. There aren't the golden handcuffs of science fiction that often tends to over-intellectualize the simplicity and elegance of a narrative. It is a simple story that is transferable in real life. And George Lucas being so ambitious -- and wanting to change the laws of cinematic physics -- may have something to do with it enduring so long. He made a lifestyle brand, not a movie."

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Marc Ecko: Outfitting Rebel Scum in Style