debit cards art of von dutch contact shop t shirts trucker hat beanies socks women accessories jewelry cell phone cases money clips shop rags prepaid debit cards art of von dutch contact von dutch is more than a brand . kenneth howard aka von dutch was a man a legend and a piece of popular american culture known as the godfather of modern day pinstriping & originator of kustom kulture born in 1929 and the son of a well known sign painter and gold leaf man at a shop in south los angeles von dutch had a leg up in fulfilling his destiny as the godfather of modern day pinstriping.at the age of 15 von dutch took a job as a mechanic at george beerup s motorcycle shop at a time when pinstriping on cars and motorcycles was a dead art . while working at beerup s shop he would sometimes take a motorcycle home and pinstripe just for the sake of art . he would bring them back to the shop and the shop owner was amazed at what von dutch could create and while that may have ended his short lived tenure as a mechanic as the shop he was now in painting and striping . over the next decade von dutch honed his art form and built his reputation as the godfather of modern day pinstriping . back to top history retail sales von dutch licensing gallery 1996 2016 all rights reserved www.vondutch.com cart 0