How to Dress Like Your Favorite “Do the Right Thing” Characters
Damn. It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 20 years since Shelton “Spike” Lee followed up his collegiate musical School Daze with the fire-starting, incendiary (at times), epochal classic Do The Right Thing. (The milestone is commemorated with a new 20th-Anniversary DVD edition
Even if you haven’t seen Do The Right Thing (and we really hope you have), you were somehow influenced by the style that emanated from it. Whether it was the necklaces and charms, the T-shirts and jerseys, the way you wore your hat, or the way you rocked and cleaned your Jordans, Spike showed you how to do it, son. It’s for that reason we’re paying homage to Lee’s masterpiece with a guide on how to dress like your favorite character, from Spike Lee’s deliveryman Mookie to Bill Nunn’s Radio Raheem. Read on below to see how you can embody the style of yesterday, today. And, no you won’t look like a Retro Kid. We promise.
1. BROOKLYN DODGERS 1955 JERSEY
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2. NIXON THE DICTATOR WATCH
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3. UNIQLO WASHED CHINO SHORTS
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5. HAPPY SOCKS RED OC08-007
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1. LRG V-NECK T-SHIRT
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2.INSIGHT TRIBAL BOARDSHORTS
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3.MOSCOT MILTZEN EYEGLASSES
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5. AIR JORDAN SPIZ’IKES
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1. DURKL SNAKE FITTED CAP
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2. MOSLEY TRIBES BROWN SUNGLASSES
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3. WESC OBOE EARPHONES
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4. RUGBY HAWAIIAN POPLIN SHIRT
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5. MODERN AMUSEMENT BOARDIE SHORTS
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6. ALIFE EVERYBODY SNEAKERS
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1. adidas NBA PLAYERS TEE
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2.RVCA CHEVY REMIX DENIM SHORTS
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3. AMERICAN APPAREL SOLID SOCKS
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4. NIKE CORTEZ FLY MOTION SNEAKERS
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5. PUMA DUO LOOP BIKE
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1. ALTRU GHANDI SHIRT
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2. OBEY THE KILL TIME SHORTS
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3. TI$A HOOD/LOVE RINGS
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4. REEBOK ULTRA MID SNEAKERS
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nonstopshop July 1, 2009 at 2:59 pm
this is crazy cool
Marcus Troy July 1, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Great Post!
evan July 1, 2009 at 4:29 pm
what about SAL U FUCKIN MOOLIES
The Spirit of Mars Blackmon Past July 1, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Radio Raheem in REEBOKS????? Y’all are trippin’ for real.
sam July 1, 2009 at 4:39 pm
whaAAAAAT. love this feature!! reminds of when bed stuy was still hood back in the day
Damn... July 1, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Great post, foreals.
B-Dub July 1, 2009 at 6:31 pm
220 and something dolars for a plastic four finger ring???? Two words: HIGHWAY ROBBERY!!!!!
mixmaster17 July 1, 2009 at 8:15 pm
major dope post…diggin radio raheem for real Bed-Stuy!
DeeBo July 1, 2009 at 11:33 pm
I can appreciate this post. Do the right thing all day! However, those soft a$$ Taz 4 finger crayola color rings got to GO. And those spiz’ikes?? Where the Jordan 4s at.
Grand Master July 2, 2009 at 4:28 am
Can’t see none of the cricket’s characters in anything but Nikes.
It’s got to be the shoes.
isak July 2, 2009 at 3:40 pm
the buggin out-guy has a pair of jordan 4s in the movie, why but spizikes on the clothing list?
rr July 5, 2009 at 9:36 am
Radio Raheem – a more accurate version of the tee is in The Award Tour’s current collection.
sneakerazzi July 5, 2009 at 4:16 pm
radio raheem had on air assualts lmao…complex dropped the ball…good try
tricky July 10, 2009 at 2:50 pm
love this!
Lawrence July 16, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I love these “how to dress” articles.
L0renz September 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Radio Raheem dont wear no motherfuckin Reebok’s!!! Put some Nike Air’s in that motherfucker!!