amit shimoni turns obama, dalai lama and more into hipsters

amit shimoni turns obama, dalai lama and more into hipsters
all images courtesy of amit shimoni

back in december, designboom featured the work of designer amit shimoni, who paired painted portraits of famous world leaders with the outfits and hairstyles of today’s youth. now, shimoni continues the ‘hipstory‘ series with the addition of seven world and cultural leaders, both contemporary and historical. 

barack obama is tattooed with the words ‘hope’ and ‘change’ on his chest and sports a trendy man-bun; hillary clinton has half-purple hair and wears a chunky gold chain over a colorful t-shirt; the dalai lama dons a burgundy hoodie and necklace, bearing a tibetan symbol in green and gold. shimoni says of the ongoing series, ‘hipstory’’wishes to reimagine the great leaders of modern history and place them in a different time and culture  —  ours.

hillary clinton sports half-purple hair and a chunky gold chain 

queen elizabeth wears a flower wreath in her hair, and dons a personalized necklace spelling out ‘queen’

martin luther king, jr. wears a cap bearing the slogan ‘dream big’ and a camouflaged windbreaker 

dalai lama is dressed in a burgundy hoodie and wears a funky pair of glasses 

ronald reagan gets a trendy haircut and wears a diamond earring 

george washington is pictured with an eagle tattooed on his chest 

a framed portrait of barack obama pictured within a residential setting

four framed portraits on the wall