Fashion also took inspiration from graffiti artists, infusing the bright colors and graphic brush strokes into clothing. Early hip-hop style favored baggy silhouettes to offer more functional styles for break dancers. These five official pillars have in turn influenced fashion. The block parties of the early ‘70s also served as a platform for the youth to show off their outfits, with baggy silhouettes, nameplate jewelry, kangol hats, logos and bright colors, which helped define the fashion of hip-hop.īecause of its strong link to hip-hop from its early stages, fashion has historically been labeled as hip-hop’s unofficial sixth pillar (the other elements are: MCing, DJing, breakdance, graffiti and beatboxing.) Then we see the graphic artists transferring their art from the walls to clothing and we see break dancers developing their own specific style, so it’s always been very intertwined.”Įve performs on the runway with a model in Sean John spring 2003 sportswear collection at the MTV Fashionably Loud Urban Sportswear Fashion Show and Hip Hop concert, 2002, New York City. “Very early on, we have so many artists rapping about what they wear and specific brands.
“Even though isn’t really an official element of hip-hop, it’s really important and you can see that just by looking at the lyrics. “Fashion and style have always been really important to hip-hop because fashion and style have always been important to communities of color,” said Elizabeth Way, associate curator at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, who helped curate the museum’s “Fresh, Fly and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip-Hop Style” exhibit. And its fashion influence has only continued to grow.
John Elliott Opens First International Storeįifty years later, hip-hop has become the most popular musical genre in the U.S., with R&B/hip-hop having the largest share of total album consumption in 2022, according to entertainment data and insights company Luminate.
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