JACK ICONS ARE OBJECTS OF POWER WHICH PROTECT AND PROJECT ONE'S CELEBRITY IN A DARK INTIMACY BETWEEN THE WEARER AND HIS AUDIENCE. CONCEPTUALIZED THROUGH EXAGGERATION, MOCKERY, AND PERSONAL NARRATIVE.
INSPIRED BY RELIGIOUS MARTYRS, POP ART, AND THE CELEBRITY NEED TO HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT, JACK ICONS FEATURE 24-HOURS LENSES WHICH MASK IDENTITY INDOORS & OUTDOORS IN DAILY STYLE RITUALS.
DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY BY JACKSON HARLEM.
ALTHOUGH INFAMOUSLY COPIED BY MAJOR BRANDS IN 2008, IT IS WELL-DOCUMENTED THAT HARLEM ORIGINATED THE FIRST THE JACK ICON IN 2007 AS A FORM OF COPING WITH TRAUMA.
UNLIKE MOST EYEWEAR, JACK ICONS FEATURE SPECIALIZED 24HOUR LENSES DESIGNED TO BE WORN OUTDOORS AND INDOORS FOR STYLE AND FAME PROTECTION PURPOSES.