What Exactly is Streetwear Or Urban Streetwear?
While browsing the latest fashion related items online, I always hear people asking for a definition of the term “streetwear.” After doing quite a bit of research on the subject, I couldn’t find a definition that was to my liking. Since streetwear is a subject getting a lot of press lately, especially in the fashion world, I thought I’d take it upon myself to create a well-written definition of the term. Here it goes… Streetwear is a broad category used to describe clothing which provides an alternative to more mainstream pop-culture brands that can be traditionally found in department stores, malls, and other high-volume retail environments. The streetwear movement was a direct result of the “force feeding” of brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, and GAP down the throats of 20-somethings all across the world. Instead of conforming to pop fashion, young entrepreneurs took their own ideas and designed custom t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats for themselves and their friends. A
