Jul 27 2009
Hip Hop Fashion, the Expression of the Roots
The former of Hip Hop clothing was defined as styles from the seventies and eighties and the later the very late eighties, nineties and after the year two thousand. Classic Hip Hop includes large glasses, multi-finger rings, gold necklaces, and Adidas shell toes with oversize 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.
This time period was one of establishing Hip Hop as a movement and a very distinctive culture and modern Hip Hop clothing and culture owes its popularity to these 1980s roots. The more modern 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.
Currently there are many places where Hip Hop clothing can be acquired. 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. In order to push back against this trend online websites have sprung up, offering discounted brand names and a place to fill many needs at once.
In ancient times, warriors to decorate their weapons with carvings or jewelry because these weapons has become an extension of their life and an expression of who they were. Today, are integrating more and more in our lives, to become a valuable tool for our work and play. It is therefore natural that we decorate our cell phone “weapons” as a form of personal expression and individualization.
You should recognize that there are a lot of articles of summer holidays on this blog lately. Please don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mean anything except sharing my true expression about summer break. As I once mentioning here before, summer is my most favorite season through the year. Summer for me is identical with nice vacation; get lay back and relaxes all day long.
I don’t really remember since when I loved to use a personalize outfit on my daily, bot at work and for fun. Maybe because I do make a living as a graphic designer and a full time blogger, I am not restrict to wear a formal outfit in order to get to work. My daily working outfit is limited into a simple t-shirt, jeans or just short pants, if the day is hot and a pair of slippers or knicker shoes. Its not means that I didn’t respect my client and my co-workers, but most of them didn’t take notice and care too much about it as long as I finish my work due to the deadline. So, everything is going to be fun and relax.