When he passed away last year at the age of 74, Dennis Hopper was a legend, no question. "When it dies, he dies! What are they gonna say about him? He was a kind man? He was a wise man? He had plans? He had wisdom?"
How about he sponsored a line of wicked-cool threads?
Yes, if you dwell in a major urban market right now you've probably been seeing Hopper's steely gaze staring through your soul from a billboard or wheatpaste, proclaiming "Hopper Lives."
While it's (fairly) safe to say that the actor/counterculture icon of "Easy Rider," "Apocalypse Now," and "Speed" is not returning to life as a zombie to shoot a sequel to "Super Mario Bros," he apparently sanctioned the sponsorship of footwear and apparel from Vans.
The line of shoes, t-shirts, jackets and caps featuring Hopper's art and photography was perhaps the final stroke of genius in one of the most colorful Hollywood lives of the 20th century, and will be available for hipster purchase at Urban Outfitters.
Note: no clothing items in this line are made of blue velvet.
