subject: What Is Urban Wear [print this page] Urban wear seems to have interchangeable names such street wear, or hip hop wear. It is the current in fashion and is supposed to replicate who you are on the street.
Urban Wear is usually associated to:-
Trainers These come in a range of styles and brands, all depending on the person wearing them and of course there budget!
Hoodies Hooded sweatshirts which are either zipped or pulled over the head. These again can come in a range of both colors and material whether it's lightweight or heavyweight material. The hoods are either worn over a cap on hanging down.
Hats Baseball caps and beanie caps.
Most people will be surprised to find out that the Urban wear scene actually takes its roots from skateboarders. Because of the nature of skaters, they need clothes that are loose fitting and durable, while also say a little bit about who they are. These ranged in style from slip on shoes, and designer wallets to the hooded sweatshirts and caps we see in todays fashion. The clothes would often have a brand design on emblem.
The Urban wear actually took of with the skateboarding legends actually featuring there design on there skateboard in there clothes as well. A brilliant piece of branding and marketing made people realize that if they want to show who they were they needed clothes that reflected both there environment and there attitude.
The Hip Hop industry also took hold of the idea of clothing, as well as the music you listen to, saying who you are, and with big Hip Hop artists such as the Wu-tang clan releasing there own clothing range, it wasn't long before urban wear or hip hop wear becoming the leading clothing items for fans. Out went the tracksuits and in came the jeans, Hoodies and fitted caps.
Hip Hop wear isn't just about the clothes. It's about the way you wear them. Fitted caps can be either pulled down over the eyes or rested on top of the head. Hoodies and sweatshirts, feature either graffiti images or some form of design that states exactly who the person is and the environment they live in.
With the huge influx of urban wear clothing, it's always best to shop around and find just the right style to suit the image you want to portray. However be careful of cheap imports!. With the increase of popularity of Urban wear, there has been an increase of fake or imitation items.
