Comic book nerd designs for DKNY

| Posted Mar 11th 2008 9:28AM by Josh Loposer
Filed under: Designers, Celebrity Style, Books

Famous cartoon artist and now fashion designer Paul Pope is launching a project for DKNY Jeans, and it doesn't involve capes or spandex. The 'hip' comic book artist -- you probably thought there weren't any -- got the call from DKNY to basically 'find a new way to do camo,' -- so that's what he did. Using natural objects like insect wings, Pope was able to come up with some really wild-looking designs.

The collection -- 2089 -- is a concoction of Paul's impression of the future, a collision of the natural world and technology playing out on graphic tees and hoodies. The year 2089 was chosen because it's 100 years after DKNY was created. The story underlying all the work has something to do with a futuristic love story of some kind. Sounds kinda cool, but I doubt anyone outside the comic book world cares.

Pope owes most of his celebrity for working with Marvel and DC Comics and especially for his work on Batman: Year 100. Other comic book artists have praised his work for its aggressive style and bold, inky lines. Frank Miller calls his style "brilliantly sloppy." Unlike the typical comic-artist stereotype, Pope is the rockstar of the nerd world and gets invited to work on lots of projects outside of spandex unitards. Last year, Paul designed the screen prints for Diesel's store windows in LA.