#high fashion in hiphop

[preciousdee]

Andrè 3000 and Kelis shot by David LaChapelle

01 May, 2004.

[indeedgoodman]

[paymetea]

BKTHERULA for Anna Sui x Heaven by Marc Jacobs (2024)

[cozytapez]

I.N.$

[blogalahezy]

[kazzkan]

Lil' Kim for the Notorious KIM (2000) ph. by David LaChapelle

[shonbellenoire]

https://x.com/blkoutlounge/status/1700133161189957908?s=12

[missafricanbutter]

Us vs. Them.

[lilaceas]

[evilenterprise]

[akatsukibull4900]

Kali Uchis A RED MOON IN VENUS album art

[lesb0]

I feel like wearing logos/handbags can only be chic and coolgirl if it's fake. As in, a product that luxury doesn't do, like, burberrt laptop stickers or lv plastic airpods cases. there's something so effortlessly IN about bootleg fashion trends which are spiritual successors of dapper dan. it was insane how he was like, I'm going to print the luxury bag logos on leather and sew them into CLOTHES. illegally marketing these on the street, logo clothes became a visual lexicon of signaling hood rich, street savvy, luxury hiphop in NYC, akin to sneakers, braids, iced out bling, high top fades. it was a whole crazy iconic fashion history moment. But just going to the store and buying the shit LV stole from Dapper Dan...... Well that's just tacky trashy and offensively gaudy. There's no metonymic synecdoche to communicate your coolness and connectedness to the 'black' market and New Yorker street culture, it just says "hi yall I went to the store" LOL

[indeedgoodman]

[paymetea]

Video Vixen Eboni Jackson for XXL Magazine (2004)

[dom1re]

i just want to say, since i've joined this fandom i have admired your art SO MUCH 🥹 the way you shade clothing folds ESPECIALLY.. among so many other things, like your lineart and the way you draw faces! (and not only that, but your writing is captivating 💞💞)

not only that but i just adore sunan so much.. i was curious, in like a modern au, what kind of fashion/music would he like? 😙😙😙

(- your secret santa 🧑‍🎄 🫶)

WHY HELLO🧑‍🎄💖💖 first of all thank you, ur ask turned my insides all mushy and fuzzy... in a good way 🫶🫶 I'm just really flattered but I feel especially seen about the clothing folds hahaha the amount of dopamine i get from drawing them is not normal

That's a fun question!! It couldnt have come at a better time actually coz i bounced around some band au ideas recently. I imagine Sunan as this west coast kid who first picks up guitar after watching his high school crush play (aka his gaywakening)

He'd start listening to rock wanting to look cool like his crush and wanting to fit in. He'd probably start with 90s-00s alt/indie rock, get really into it, and work his way down to 70s-80s classic rock. His favorite song & band:

He'd probably listen to top 50 pop and hiphop too. This is a kid from a multicultural family (enter identity crisis) so i can see him exploring his identity by following big asian artists like 88rising as well as kpop/jpop

As for fashion he would gravitate towards loose comfy clothes with clean lines e.g. hoodies, sweatshirts, trainers, wide denim jeans. It's what I call "Uniqlo/Musinsa/Vans athleisure skater chic." Not a real thing but you get the idea 😂😂 tbh it's just what I like seeing people wear, makes u look cool imo... So there ya go

This was so fun to answer, thanks again!! I'd love to ask you the same when I find out who you are 😏😏 til then hope you have fun relaxing holidays hehe talk to u soon 💖💖

[blogalahezy]

outfit for skl