Hip-hop began as the antithesis of high fashion: tracksuits and sneakers were all that kids could afford. Then hip-hop took those low-cost clothes and made them trendy. Now hip-hop fashion entrepreneurs are making classic clothing. One might well ask, “What’s hip-hop about that?”
In the final episode of GIANT Magazine’s exclusive, six-part online look inside the creation of “DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop (Collins Design),” co-author Bill Adler and Ice-T discuss the evolution of hip-hop fashion.
Watch the video here:
PART ONE: Making Hip-Hop’s Classic Album Covers
PART TWO: Ice-T and Run Examine Hip-Hop’s Classic Album Covers
PART THREE: Graf Artists Invited To Deface Billboards
PART FOUR: Hip-Hop Design Drives Cars Over The Edge
PART FIVE: Rev Run Sermon – How To Keep Your Adidas From Getting Took
PART SIX: Is Hip-Hop Fashion Going Backwards?
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