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Collection of underground illustration work from the 80s to iconic images of the 90s

90s

90s projects include collaborations with fashion designers, department stores, publishing houses, and record and television companies, culminating in an exhibition at the Parco Gallery in Tokyo and the publishing of I Heart Me, a book of Michael Economy’s illustration work.

Select clients include Anna Sui, Bloomingdale’s, Electra Records, Fiorucci, Gap, MTV, Neiman Marcus, New Line Productions, Nick at Nite, Tezuka Productions and Warner Music Japan. Select editorial clients include Details, Mademoiselle, Sassy, Seventeen, Sports Illustrated and Vogue.

The Wee Wee World of Michael Economy starring Idil Vice, was created in 1992 for Hiccup: A Pop Culture Symposium. The sold out event held at Cooper Union was produced by Mike Mills.

80s

80s projects include creating window displays for boutiques, collaborating with photographers as a stylist and creative director, all the while cultivating Michael Economy’s illustration style.

Select clients include Paper Magazine, NYC streetwear boutiques Patricia Field’s and Screaming Mimi’s and Japanese fashion designer Hitomi Okawa (Milk, Milkboy and O.D.O.B. brands). Select editorial clients included Japanese magazines Cutie, Popeye and Takeo Kikuchi Quarterly.