Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Cool Urban Clothing to Spice Up Your Wardrobe | Development of Hip Hop Fashion



By Julian Kwandez

Hip hop clothing has now gained a top spot in the fashion world. If you want to make a fashion statement, then include hip hop clothing in your wardrobe. There is a variety of clothes to choose from to make you stand out.

The fascination with hip hop clothes is attributed to the high quality and dazzling colors that can make any fashion savvy person look great. Men's styles are comprised of hoodies, colorful shirts, and loose-fitting jeans

which come in a wide variety of colors and styles. Women's styles include vibrant dresses and blouses with cap sleeves, and blouses with optical prints.

Today, popular and successful designers are known to charge huge amounts for the hip-hop clothing that they produce. Due to its ever-increasing demand, a number of retailers nowadays are dedicated to the sale of hip-hop clothing and accessories. While hip hop clothes can be quite expensive if bought from designer stores, the quality and variety that you can choose from are well worth the price.

A good alternative option to find quality designer clothes is to check out the collections by reputable brands which are available online. The best part is you can find several stores almost simultaneously if you shop online. It is also possible to locate hard-to-find hip-hop sneakers and other apparel on websites exclusively dedicated to them.

Its easy to look good with the funky, stylish hip hop clothes that bring out the fashionable you. . The best part is hip hop clothing is evolving every year. Those who dare will certainly come out on top with a hot fashion statement of their own. If you're a fan of designer clothes, then don't forget to check out the collections launched by the hip hop designers each season.

Whats popular now? Fitted caps, ornamental belt-buckles, and tee shirts with colorful artistic designs are certainly in fashion. The tee shirts are sometimes shorter or tucked in to show-off cool looking belt buckles. The baggy jean look is always popular but a more fitted look is gaining momentum. Kanye West, Andree 3000 and Will I. Am are the pioneers sporting this fashion trend. It is evident that urban clothing is still evolving and maturing to include all ages and it continues to be a major presence in the fashion world.

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By Rashad Brown

Hip hop clothes are something that goes hand in hand with hip hop culture generally and music specifically. It first found it's home in the hearts of young mainly black youth from the large inner cities of America.

Like it or not, Hip hop is just as much about clothing and fashion as it is about music. In fact over the last two to three decades we've seen hip hop fashion move forward in tandem with developments in musical sub genres of hip hop.

Remember the baggy sagging jeans that so defined the 90's? Well, things have moved and people wanting to stay on the cusp of fashion in the world of hip hop have to move on too or get left behind.

Whereas baggy used to be the mantra of hip hop clothing, that is no longer the case. More avaunt garde personalities in hip hop such as Farrell Williams have been instrumental in introducing the concept of more tight fitting fashions in hip hop.

The baseball cap is an essential part of any hip hop outfit. The reason for this is not so much to do with the sport of baseball, but rather it is related to showing pride in ones own local area. Most people choose to sport a hip hop baseball cap that has the logo of their local sports team on it. This is known as representing.

Here are various ways to sport your cap depending largely on what mood you are in. Back to front suggests a confident laid back nature with nothing to hide. Wearing the peak of your cap down over your eyes however gives exactly the opposite message.

These days with the effort to stand out from the crowd getting increasingly difficult, a lot of hop hop fashion lovers are opting for custom made baseball caps. These are more personalized than standard sports team caps and allow you more freedom of expression.

One option open to you if you really want to represent where you come from is to sport the national flag of your ethnic rots on your cap. This could Mexican, Jamaican, or whatever pertains specifically to you.

As with every other aspect of hip hop clothing, the main thing to remember with hip hop tops is to wear them baggy and loose. This reflects the attitude of hip hop very well, which is about being relaxed and expressing yourself in a comfortable way.

Because hip hop is used to describe a vast range of musical styles with many sub genres it would be difficult to pin point one shirt that can be called the most hip hop shirt ever. That said, there are a couple of styles shortlisted as being most popular in hip hop.

The hooded top is in many ways synonymous with hip hop, partly because it's thought that such apparel it convenient for young criminals wanting to avoid recognition. While there may be some truth to this, hooded tops today have become very mainstream because they are comfortable and practical.

Particularly popular as non formal wear among young hip hop lovers is a basketball jersey. This is because both the music and the sport find their homes on the same streets of inner city USA.

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