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Johnson retiring after 44-year banking careerMerri Johnson, Zions Bank's Eastern Idaho Region president, is retiring July 28 after more than 22 years of service to Zions Bank and a 44-year

As the legendary fashion figure explains, experiencing “different backgrounds and different environments” in her childhood proved important in her development as an artist.

We were grossing about 300 and $50 million. >> in the late 90s, you still had the fubu, carl can, is april walker, really driving the culture. then also, the mainstream brand stepping in, baby fat, these kind of brands that would set the tone for this great explosion and hip-hop fashion. >> i met my first husband when i was very young. she had a line called fat farm. she wanted to get more into fashion, we started to discuss a women's line they would be like a counterpart to fat farm. what was sexy was the girls wearing the boyfriends varsity jacket. i thought that women and their

Point, i think it was a cornerstone moment. unfortunately on the shoulders of this very complex history but it did, for better or worse, solidify his importance. >> here is one of the collective pieces in a partnership that i did with that burden and beauty >> the idea of gucci even bringing dap in is the fact that so much in culture has changed and that people have now realize that if you don't give black designers credit for their work that black people won't support the brand. >> make sure to stick around after the film for an important conversation between msnbc's tremaine lee and film sub...

But it made us feel, good connected everybody in the community together. >> welcome back. i'm jermaine lee. you've been watching msnbc special to -- the rise, fall, and revolution of hip of haitian. the film chronicles the evolution of hip-hop style, bold reflection of an emerging art form it is just like the music. remakes's existing trends, leaves a lasting impact on the broader fashion industry. now we head to three innovators featured in the film, who have the visual is that a -- he is known as the godfather of urban, where the founder of the clothing brand carl can i. he's also the brains...