Hightower

DaShaun Hightower is a visual artist and fashion designer who started gaining popularity working in the Chicago fashion scene. Hightower created one of a kind pieces to be worn by some of Chicago’s budding talent. These pieces garnered the attention of important industry voices such as: WWD, Afropunk, Italian Vogue, LadyGunn, ID, and OUT. Since then, Hightower has worked with recording artists such as: F.U.P.U., Jamila Woods, and MØ to create content bringing viewers into his world of art and fashion.

The artist uses graffiti,3D modeling, and textile manipulation to tell his story.

Hightower’s approach to art has allowed him to develop an aesthetic all his own. The artist’s usage of embellishment, language, and color creates opportunities for dialogue and envisions the black body in new ways.