1. How Hip-hop Changed The Fashion Industry.
- Author
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ILCHI, LAYLA
- Subjects
CLOTHING industry ,HIP-hop culture ,RAP music ,RHYTHM & blues music - Abstract
This created an entrepreneurialmovement that defined hip-hop in the '80sand '90s as the period saw the birth of amultitude of fashion brands like FUBU,Cross Colours, 5001 Flavors and PhatFarm, among many others, and designerslike Kani, Dapper Dan and April Walkerspearhead hip-hop fashion. European designers and brands startedworking with hip-hop stars on the runwayand in campaigns, which created someof the most pivotal style moments inhip-hop's 50-year history, such as TupacShakur walking the Versace runway in 1995or Run-DMC's $1 million endorsement dealwith Adidas in 1986 following their hit song"My Adidas", marking the first such branddeal in the hip-hop world. Another hip-hop fashion trend popularin the '80s and '90s was remixing preppyand collegiate styles, namely looking toAmerican fashion brands like TommyHilfiger and Ralph Lauren. [Extracted from the article]
- Published
- 2023