Yep! Tragically, he died in April of that year, and the annual came out in September or October, meaning he never lived to see his comic book appearance. :(
Oh rats. I think it's pretty cool though that his creation got to be seen by a different audience than normal, and is perhaps more immortalized this way than an actual dress. Hmm tho there might have been a real dress made from this design too, I don't know.
He was only 39 and died of AIDS complications. Not that death is ever a joyous occasion, but it's a particular tragedy in his case. :(
Since you ask, there was at least one dress that was made for real, as seen here. I don't know if Willi Smith had anything to do with it, though, it could very well have been a tailor making a replica from the art.
Aw, I googled for some of his designs and they were really cute, and maybe even "hip" in the good old days. Definitely sad that he died so young and with that potential.
Oh, the dress does look good (from what can be seen with the video quality) though I'm not a fan of the huge arm flaps, which actually looks rather different from the comic.
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Since you ask, there was at least one dress that was made for real, as seen here. I don't know if Willi Smith had anything to do with it, though, it could very well have been a tailor making a replica from the art.
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Oh, the dress does look good (from what can be seen with the video quality) though I'm not a fan of the huge arm flaps, which actually looks rather different from the comic.
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