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God Rest His Soul: Honoring the '70s Style of Isaac Hayes

By Gabriel Bell

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By now you've heard that Soul legend Isaac Hayes passed away this weekend, mere hours after the death of Bernie Mac. Rather than melancholically catalog his musical accomplishments or wax philosophical about his cultural importance to Black America, we thought we'd just offer this photo digest detailing his many sartorial highlights. In an era when Black style was coming into its own and bald was yet to be beautiful, Black Moses definitely led the way.


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