Saturday

Streetwear: Dekline helps us hang with the latest fashion trend

Last spring a friend of mine who lived in France told me that the early 90s were back in style. “You mean neon pink and green?” I asked, just slightly shocked.

“Oh yeah, it’s all over the place.”

After spending the summer in France and other parts of Europe, I can attest to the fact that what she said was true. But early 90’s fashion wasn’t just a summer fling, it was a part of a bigger fashion movement known as streetwear.

What is streetwear? You probably have already seen alot of it, you just weren’t able to give it a definition. Debonair Magazine said it well in an issue last fall, “Street wear is youth its a retro 80’s look inspired by the sneaker culture and hipsters on New Yorks Lower East Side. But, don’t confuse street wear with Urban fashion looking like the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is miles away from the dark denim, baggy clothing and white sneakers that defined the inner-city’s Urban look. Continue…