Tel-Aviv-based illustrator, content creator, and character designer Amit Shimoni has two passions: history and hipsters.
Since 2014, he's been working on a series of illustrations called "HIPSTORY"— a reimagining of iconic historical figures as modern-day hipsters. And with almost 20,000 Instagram followers, he's quickly gaining a large following for his work.
Everyone from Abraham Lincoln to Hillary Clinton is fair game for a Shimoni-drawn transformation: JFK gets a hipster haircut, Queen Elizabeth dons a flower crown, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel rocks black lipstick.
Keep scrolling to see some of Shimoni's coolest "hipstorical" portraits.
"Hipster" Donald Trump fashions an ironic Hawaiian shirt — and an even bigger hair swoop.
Shimoni creates a new addition for the HIPSTORY series every two months, according to his post on Bored Panda.
Each figure's new look is carefully crafted, and Shimoni has an eye for detail.
Like the "Moby Dick" tattoo on Barack Obama's right arm.
It's important, says Shimoni, that the illustrations still convey the essence of the person. He chose to incorporate "Moby Dick" into Obama's new look, for instance, because it's one of the former president's favorite books.
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