Featuring Hip Hop Fashion
At one time, hip hop fashion seems to be ‘in’. But the reality is, all fashion has a cycle and things that you put away 15 years ago may still come into fashion 15 years later! This time period of Hip Hop as a movement is a very distinctive culture and modern Hip Hop clothing and culture owes its popularity to these 1980s roots.
Talking about hip hop styles, classic Hip Hop includes large glasses, multi-finger rings, gold necklaces, and Adidas shell toes with oversized laces. Hair styles took on a very strong African American influence, many people choosing jheri curls, chains and dreadlocks. Red-black-and-green became common color pallets, made famous by several prominent actors and actresses.
The more modern style taken in by Hip Hop has much been effected by rap artists who made popular the wearing of brighter colors, often in neon, and wearing usual clothing items in unusual ways. Baseball hats at various angles and clothing worn backwards are good examples of this. As styles closed in on the year 2000 Hip Hop clothing took on an influence from thugs and inmates, larger clothing, belt less pants and military accents became a prime point of recognition of Hip Hop style. Other marks of this change of trend were flannel over shirts and gold teeth, or at least gold fixtures placed over one’s real dental pallet. I don’t think they would worry much about acne products at that time.
Currently there are online stores which carry hip hop clothing styles (see urbanhotlist.com) Some of the simplest pieces may come from the corner thrift shop or flea market, but as the Hip Hop style has progressed in complexity and popularity it has been picked up by many big markets, charging a big dollar for what they provide. Many other trendy website have sprung up, offering discounted brand names and a place to fill many needs of those who adore the style.
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