Hip hop clothes

Hip hop clothes

Hip hop style began in the late 70s in the United States of America, in prison, where prisoners wore wide clothing, and impoverished areas with a predominance of black people.

Criminal authorities at the time went to hooded robes and with embroidered letters, which were the hallmark of a criminal gang and allowed to hide their faces, to escape from the pursuit.

Later, young people who chose such an image protested against the state, injustice and inequality.

It was the beginning of hip-hop culture, the dance and musical movement developed, dancing in the streets, reading rap.

Features

  • The originality of the forms.

Extremely spacious trousers, tight-fitting T-shirts, giant hoodies with hoods, caps with a straight peak, sports motifs are the elements of the appearance of any hip-hop fan.

  • Bright, juicy, sometimes flashy colors, many models combine several colors.
  • Creative drawings, patterns, often they are covered in plenty with the surface of clothes.
  • Peculiar symbolism, most often logos of trademarks, sports teams, musical groups.
  • High quality fabric from which to make things.
  • Multi-layered. It is not forbidden to simultaneously wear a strict shirt over a T-shirt or several tops.
  • Baggy.

In the old days, hip-hop clothing was a hallmark, but now more popular things have become popular.

  • Conflict. In this style, as a rule, there is always an element that contradicts modern fashion. If the rights of animals are actively protected in the country, hip-hoppers wear natural fur coats, while young people are urged to quit smoking, they acquire this bad habit, while in the period of general economy and moderation, chains of precious metals are worn.

Material and color

Hip-hop stuff is usually sewn from natural and often shiny fabrics,

pleasant to the touch and not capricious in the care.

These include velor, nylon, cotton knitwear, fleece, denim.

In the warm season, thin matter is used, for winter, options with fleece are intended.

The color palette is immense, however, black, gray, blue, beige, snow-white, blue, green and orange are the most common shades, besides, the khaki is actual.

Female models, developed by designers, sometimes surprise with original solutions, for example, they can have fragments of red or yellow colors, often clothes are logos, impressive drawings or photo printing of popular musicians.

Accessories and decorations

The main attribute of the image is a colored cap or square-shaped baseball cap with a logo, under which a scarf is often tied.

Pants mods in abundance dazzled with a variety of pockets and will certainly have a belt.

Often hip-hoppers wear heavy chains, key chains, bandanas, backpacks, wristbands, bright sunglasses, bracelets, pendants, rings, and large earrings. Wealthy fans of the style can not do without gold chains with pendants and expensive watches.

The final touch of the image can be a hairstyle - tight curls, African braids or braided ears.

For girls

At the dawn of the appearance of hip-hop style, there was no difference between men's and women's clothing, it appeared relatively recently. Women's dresses, as a rule, are very frank, with hints of chic, they can often be seen sparkling inscriptions.

T-shirts and raglans with symmetry below and with a sleeve on one shoulder, knitted overalls are widespread. Many girls prefer tight shorts tops and bright shorts, torn shirts over the slinky top, elegant tracksuits with rhinestones.

Pants with a low waist are great for visiting the nightclub, from which you can see the underwear. All combinations of wardrobe elements contain a certain meaning; in view of this, it is not necessary to walk in a T-shirt, not knowing how the inscription decorating it is translated. Infinitely fond of modern young people such a piece of clothing as spacious pants - pipes, they are very convenient, especially for dancing. To them, as usual, add a belt with a voluminous and expressive plate.

The female image of hip-hop was strongly influenced by the image of the singer Missy Eliot, she brought a hip short skirt to the usual set of things, this item of clothing would suit the wide sweatshirt with a hood.

For guys

Men's clothing of this style is, as a rule, a long T-shirt or a shirt of a large size, baggy jeans of dark tones with a low fit are selected to it, they can be worn and torn. A belt with a solid buckle will harmoniously fit into this image.

A knitted cap or a colored baseball cap will help you to complete the look effectively;

In addition, pants can be combined with jackets for pilots (bombers), sparkling jackets with a hood, sweaters "kangaroo", sweatshirts, more and more flannel shirts are coming into fashion.

Nowadays, hip-hop style has been renewed, military motifs sounded, the guys wear voluminous pants without a belt and pockets, like those of prisoners.

For kids

The hip-hop style has not bypassed the children's wardrobe, and for teenagers it has become a way of life for a long time, an opportunity to express themselves, to express their disagreement with what is happening in the world. A lot of boys and girls began to enthusiastically dance hip-hop, prompting parents to buy them things for training and performances. The clothes for exercises do not constrain movements and are made from hypoallergenic durable fabrics.

Girls can combine tight-fitting sports tops and fitted T-shirts with wide pants, or wear a baggy dress. In the cold season, children can not do without a sweatshirt with pockets and a hood.

Boys will wear spacious pants with an elastic band and a bright T-shirt with a round neckline. They often pick up a shirt or sweater to go on stage.

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