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What Historical Leaders Look Like As Hipsters

I would like to personally apologize to my bank account, because now that I've seen the art prints of Amit Shimoni's historical leaders as hipsters, I need them more than food and rent and just about anything else. Aptly named "Hipstory," his depictions of these historical leaders chillin' in modern day Brooklyn outside that one pop-up hole-in-the-wall café run by a friend of a friend they know are so spot on that your brain won't be able to handle it. Who knew that Hillz could so impressively rock lavender ombre with a bold dark lip?!

In fact, I want to think of these not as just pieces of art, but actual suggestions for the people depicted who are still living. The Millennial vote is like the white whale of 2016, and Shimoni just gave Hillary Clinton a surefire way to get it. (Yes, we are all looking forward to my budding career in fashion consultation/PR.) Regardless of whether any of them follow his lead, this will be a surefire way to survive the inevitable #stress of debate season, and for you young'uns out there, a way to survive your history finals when they inevitably threaten to swallow you hole in the next few months.

Here are all your faves dressed in their Sunday brunch at a brewery finest:

George Washington

$6, Coaster, Hipstory.

Margaret Thatcher

$6, Coaster, Hipstory.

Queen Elizabeth II

$5, Postcard, Hipstory.

Mahatma Ghandi

$18, Art Print, Hipstory.

Barack Obama

$5, Postcard, Hipstory.

Hillary Clinton

$6, Coaster, Hipstory.

Angela Merkel

$5, Postcard, Hipstory.

John F. Kennedy

$6, Coaster, Hipstory.

To see the rest of this historical hipster dream, visit the site here (unless I've already bought everything out, in which case, sorry not sorry).

Images: Shimoni-Illustration