Hip-Hop Fashion

ヒップホップ・ファッション / 1970s– / Style / Street Style

Bronx youth culture turned sportswear and gold into a language of self-expression — from the street to the center of luxury in fifty years.

Sneakers and tracksuits / Gold chains / Oversize / Logos flaunted and remade

Hip-Hop Fashion — Run-D.M.C. 1984（CC BY 4.0）Hip-Hop Fashion — Run-D.M.C.とBeastie Boys 1987Hip-Hop Fashion — Run-D.M.C.（CC BY 3.0）
Run-D.M.C. 1984（CC BY 4.0） ／ Run-D.M.C.とBeastie Boys 1987 ／ Run-D.M.C.（CC BY 3.0）

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and exemplary cases · Extracting principles that transfer beyond dress
Type
Observe the letters and signs of the era and community referred to
Composition
Translate silhouette and proportion into composition
Material
Verify the material conditions: cloth, tailoring, the wearer's body
Caution
Never peel off the garment's signs alone. Verify who wore it, why, and against what.
Further study
The adidas and Run-D.M.C. deal, 1986 / Dapper Dan's logo remakes / the merger with luxury

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Source: Museum of Youth Culture — Hip Hop

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