Willi Smith’s Glasses, ca. 1985–87
Manufactured by Cutler and Gross
Polycarbonate
Courtesy of Rosemary Peck
Smith’s glasses were his defining accessory. They appear as a motif on fabric patterns for Digits, a feature of early WilliWear Ltd. garment tags, and in illustrations and caricatures of Smith.
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The Willi Smith: Street Couture Virtual Exhibition illuminates how American designer Willi Smith (1948-1987) and his collaborators broke down social, cultural and economic boundaries by marrying affordable, adaptable “street couture” with avant-garde performance, film and design.
Alvin Bell
Artist T-Shirt by Dondi White
Artventure
Attitudes
Audrey Smaltz
Beginnings and Career
Bethann Hardison
Bethann Hardison Oral History
Bonnie Brownfield
Brian Howard
Cesar Moreno
Christa D’Souza
Christine Rucci
City Island
Elyn Rosenthal
Jeff Tweedy
Jeffrey Banks
Jon Haggins
Joseph Delate
Juan-Manuel Alonso
Kelvin Garvanne
Knowledge through the Hand
Laurie Mallet
Laurie Mallet Oral History
Map Print Skirt
Mark Bozek
Martha Nutt
Menswear Illustrations
Mindy Grossman
Miralda’s Dressing Tables
Pat Cleveland
Patterns for You
Peter Goldfarb
Prudence Harvey
Reba Ford-Sams
Shailah Edmonds
Sightseeing
Spring 1979 WilliWear Presentation
Stephen Burrows
Stuart Lazar
Style over Status
The Greatest Showman
To Be American
Tsia Carson
Uniform Shirt and Pants, The Pont Neuf Wrapped
Veronica Jones
Vijay Agarwal
Wedding Dress for the Black Fashion Museum
Williwear to Streetwear
Southern Voice—February 15, 1990
About Willi Smith
Alvin Bell
Anthony Barboza
Artist T-Shirts and Prints
Audrey Smaltz
Bethann Hardison
Bill T. Jones Oral History
Bonnie Brownfield
Brian Howard
Carla Moore
Cesar Moreno
Cheryl Braunstein
Christa D’Souza
Christine Rucci
Christopher Andrews
Cynthia Stubbs-Hill
Diane Meier
Edwin Schlossberg
Elyn Rosenthal
Fern Mallis
Forest Young
Groom’s Suit
Ian Hylton
Iris Simpson
Jack Travis
Jackie Sanchez
Janette Beckman
Jeff Tweedy
Jeffrey Banks
Jon Haggins
Jorge Socarras
Joseph Delate
Just (Some) Friends
Kelvin Garvanne
Kim Hastreiter
Kim Steele
Laurie Mallet
Les Levine
Linda Mason
Loren Harrison
Lynne Tillman
Mark Bozek
Martha Nutt
Mary Jane Marcasiano
Max Vadukul
Mindy Grossman
Om Batheja
Pat Cleveland
Patrick Patterson
Paul Tschinkel
Penny Payne
Peter Goldfarb
Peter Gordon
Peter McQuaid
Prudence Harvey
Reba Ford-Sams
Sabrina Lahiri
Sarah Khan
Shailah Edmonds
Stacey Appel
Stephen Burrows
Stuart Lazar
Sylvia Waters
Todd Siler
Tom Healy
Tsia Carson
Vernaculars of Black and Queer Remembering
Veronica Jones
Veronica Webb
Vicente Wolf
Vijay Agarwal
Wendy Goodman
Willi Smith and Friends Poolside, 1976
Willi Smith: On the Record
Willi Smith: Swervin’ in the Kingdom of Dreams
Willi Smith’s Glasses
X Baczewska
Secret Pastures
Secret Pastures Collaborator Portrait
Take-Off from a Forced Landing
A Closer Look at Secret Pastures
Bill T. Jones on Secret Pastures
Bill T. Jones Oral History
Costume Illustration for Cotton Club Gala
Costumes for Take-Off from a Forced Landing
Diane Meier
Feast or Fashion
Illustrations and Costumes for Deep South Suite
Jorge Socarras
Linda Mason
Peter Gordon
Publicity Photograph of Bernadine Jennings and Leon Von Brown
Real Clothes for Real Dance
Expedition
Expedition Detail Image
Expedition Film Screening Ticket
Expedition Press Kit and Invitation
Expedition Screening at Ziegfeld Theatre
Future Crossings
Les Levine
Max Vadukul
On Set of Expedition
Paul Tschinkel
Penny Payne
Ruth E. Carter on School Daze
WilliView Maquette
Bill Bonnell for WilliWear
Dan Friedman for WilliWear
Design for Willi Smith
Fern Mallis
Jack Travis
Kim Hastreiter
Loft on Lispenard Street
Polydisciplinary Magnetism
Poster, WilliWear Fifth Avenue Store
Rebellion in Design: Developing a Blueprint for the Future
SITE Drawings
SITE’s Iconic Ghost Cityscape
Vicente Wolf
Willi Smith In Pieces
WilliWear Map Print
WilliWear New Wave Graphics
WilliWear Showroom
