Streetwear

ストリートウェア / 1980s– / Style / Street Style

The utility wear of skate and hip-hop gained the machinery of limited drops and queues — a new industrial principle where scarcity itself is designed.

Graphic tees and hoodies / The logo at the center / Limited drops and lines / Sneaker culture

Streetwear — Supreme 東京の店舗（CC BY 2.0） — Supreme 東京の店舗（CC BY 2.0）／ Supremeパリ店（CC BY-SA 4.0）／エア・ジョーダン

Streetwear — Supremeパリ店（CC BY-SA 4.0） — Supreme 東京の店舗（CC BY 2.0）／ Supremeパリ店（CC BY-SA 4.0）／エア・ジョーダン

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: Stüssy and surf-skate / Supreme's drop model / resale markets and authenticity

Related entries

Hip-Hop Fashion (ヒップホップ・ファッション)
Normcore (ノームコア)

Source: MoMA — Items: Is Fashion Modern?

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