A new age of fashion has arrived, fashion has repeated itself again. It seems as though the 80’s are coming back. The hip-hop fashion industry has revised the style of the 80’s, by forgetting the shoulder pads and the backward clothing. Nowadays you can see teens rocking the Gumby haircut or just a plan flat top. The neon colors and mismatched clothes is appealing to me, the tights with the off the shoulder sweaters puts a smirk on my face. If you look around you can see that the trend is spreading like wild fire and has been doing so for a while. With Vans and converse being worn left and right, it is starting to look like a uniform. Even though this sense of style is being recycled there is still a unique flare to it. I find it admirable that some boys are bold enough to get flat tops and wear thick gold chains with their Adidas track suits.
How it all started is questionable to me but I am not complaining. That’s less money being spent by me because all I have to do is rummage through my moms pile of clothes in the attic. Maybe it is because I am an 80’s baby that I fit right in with this years fashion because matching has never been a concern of mine. People may not agree with the 80’s fashion making a comeback, but that is their prerogative.
What I enjoy most about this sense of style is that you are able to innovate within this style and create your own sense of uniqueness. Mix and match with different eras to make it funky. Colorful and stylish, this fashion trend will accept almost anything.
1 comment:
The 80's are coming back but, so what? What does it mean? Why are the 80's worth reviving? What doe the styles of that decade communicate then as opposed to now? What do these styles have to do with hip-hop? Again, what is your argument? Where is your evidence?
This is not criticism.
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