An Overview Of Hip Hop Clothing
Hip hop fashion finds it origins in the urban centers of the USA which is where hip hop or rap music as its more commonly known initially took roots. Embraced primarily by African American youth,
the order of the day was far from the baggy jeans and flashy chains we see on TV today.
This is the fashion statement of the hip hop industry. The emergence of gangsta rap created a sub-genre of hip hop styles that resembled street thugs and inmates in prison and their famous tattoos and bandannas.
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.
Short-sleeved and tight fitting shirts replaced the over sized shirts; tight-fitting jeans overpowering the baggy jeans and tracksuits with sports coats. But the ubiquitous display of jewelry remained although it was now replaced with silver and platinum ones.
If you want to rock the hip hop style completely, hen you need to invest in at least a few baseball caps. Although you are going to want a few different colors, give some though about where you are going to be wearing them. You do not want to walk into the wrong neighborhood wearing a rival teams cap.
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.
In addition to standard baseball caps that can be bought at any local sports store, there are specially designed baseball caps that incorporate intricate embroidery of any custom theme the customer may like.
One of the most popular themes is to represent where you originally come from. With large Puerto Rican and Jamaican communities in the USA it is quite common to see young men in the US wearing caps with the flags of these countries on.
Hip hop is a way of expression for a people who have traditionally been dispossessed and left disillusioned with mainstream society. It’s not for nothing that the whole in your face extremely confident persona that goes with wearing loose hip hop t shirts has caught on so well.
As mentioned before hip hop is a huge musical genre spanning more than two decades. For this reason its impossible to characteristic one particular type of hip hop shirt as being most representative of this urban fashion. Nevertheless there are still a couple of must have shirts that hip hop lovers should have.
There is the famous hooded top, which is a sweater with a hood that can be drawn up over your head as and when you like. It may be possible to say that such tops have a particular appeal to street criminals that do not want to be easily recognized, but the fact is that hip hop fashion is main stream and hooded tops can be found in most young peoples wardrobes whether they are into hip hop or not.
Particular popular amongst hip hop lovers are the basketball jerseys worn by professional basketball players. There is a deep connection between hip hop and basketball the roots of which can be traced back to the predominantly black inner city culture of the US. Although it may seem strange to some, but it is perfectly acceptable to attend a house party or even a night club wearing one of these jerseys.





