Breakdancing And The Separation Of Hip-Pop Culture

896 Words2 Pages

As I know, followers have been able to validate and determine their assumptions about lifestyle decisions from rap and music videos including expressions on apparel. Followers who were focused on fashion have differentiated the designations “B-boy” and “Fly-boy” as the rap music and dance. Breakdancing was derived by B-boys who were dressed in sportswear such as padded nylon or leather jackets, Puma sneakers, T-shirts and Adidas Track pants. They have specialized in explosive body- popping movements and gravity defying acrobatics to the overlaid, interrupted and repeated break beat recordings. The sub-trend of break-dancing became the forerunners to rap-influenced fashion. There are direct correlations to the fashion associated with Afrocentric/cultural …show more content…

Hip-hop was one of the first music genres that was surfaced of the common people which was accepted, preferred and promoted the artist looked like the fan. At the era of 1970s where the hip-pop was emerging, the fashion industry was reaching upwards and began to embrace American workwear and outdoor gear. Sports Brands such as The Nike, Adidas, Puma, Reebok, Fila, Avia etc suddenly found themselves needed by a high market which they were never even acknowledged before. Earliest entry into hip-pop culture by upper class brands such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Nautica and Tommy Hilfiger matched with an interest in luxury labels like Gucci and Louis Vuitton. Multiple themes filtered through the expectations of designers and wearers a-like is the characteristic of hip-pop fashion. Tommy Hilfiger who is a American mainstream designer has successfully understood the hip-pop capture and produced very specific fashion items. It has been noticeable that purely street fashion has been rejected by more high end users. In contrary rappers have been mixing luxury labels with more affordable brands. On the other hand, high-end fashion brands actively responded to the interest of rappers by participating to increase their profits. Many brands have recognized that rappers are beyond performers. At the end, rap artists became very powerful marketing tool for sportswear that …show more content…

During the early 2000s, the typical hip-hop look comprised of baseball caps decorated with emblems from the black groups and football teams and famous fashion designers. Knitted beanie hats and scarves were worn singularly or collectively. Goose down coats or other foul-weather attire teamed with hooded sweatshirts. During late 1990s, the omnipresent large white T-shirt, hockey shirts and basketball vests became fasteners of the expression. camouflage cargo pants or loose-fitted denim jeans worn in a low-slung manner, combat or hiking styled boots or sports shoes, backpacks were accompanied with tattoos and shaved, with dreadlocked hairstyles. Originally hip-hop women's wear comprised of insignificant looks that imitated modern women's wear and were along with items such as Gloria Vanderbilt jeans, Louis Vuitton and Fendi handbags, name chains, bamboo earrings, bra tops, midriff tops, tight jeans, short skirts, high boots, straight hair weaves and braids, and false fingernails, tattoos and oversized gold jewelry. Furthermore, some women wore clothing that comprised of items alike to those worn by men during the 1990s. Female rappers such as Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim displayed challenging apparel and unusual sexual gesturing that would eventually became hip-hop women's

Open Document