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Test Your Knowledge About Hip Hop Fashion

Deepa Kartha
Cool and jazzy, the hip hop trend has gone through significant changes through the decades. Checkout if you know all the answers about hip hop fashion.
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Hip hop was born amongst the African Americans, and the dressing style was hugely influenced by them. Bright colors, headgear, etc. were some of the elements of early hip hop style.
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Apart from Adidas, Le Coq Sportif, Kangol and Pro-Keds were some other fashion brands that established themselves in the hip hop scene.
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Tupac, the legendary rapper, made bandanas into iconic headgear in the 90s. His classic dressing style included Red Wings jersey or baggy overalls paired with a bandana.
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While large gold earrings were a fashion statement of the women, men’s jewelry focused on heavy gold chains. Large eyeglasses, name belts, bucket hats, multiple rings, etc. were the other trending hip hop accessories of the 80s.

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Will Smith’s character in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was usually dressed in throwback jerseys, bright colorful garments and a baseball cap, a classical hip hop style of the 90s.
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Established in 1989, Cross Colours was the first street wear brand that aimed at the black youth. With a tag line, Clothes without Prejudice, the company voiced out the political and social issues that black community faced through their clothes.
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American hip hop duo, Kris Kross (Chris Kelly and Chris Smith) started the trend of wearing their clothes back to front just before the release of their first album, in order to stand out from the crowd.
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Female iconic look of baggy pants paired with crop top or sports bra were started by TLC (a girl band) and late R&B singer Aaliyah in the 90s. Sometimes these were paired with a big flannel.
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Although throwback jerseys have always been on trend in hip hop fashion, there was a sudden rise in popularity of expensive throwback jerseys in the 90s. Hip hop artists wearing throwback jerseys costing hundreds of dollars was the reason for this trend that lasted till mid to late 2000s.
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The 90s showed a shift from gold jewelry to platinum and silver-colored jewelry in the hip hop scene. These jewelry were often encrusted with diamonds. The Hot Boys and Juvenile were hugely responsible for bringing in this trend.
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Since the 90s, hip hop artists have launched their fashion labels and clothing lines. While Diddy belongs to Sean John and Enyce, Yeezy to Kayne West and Rocawear to Jay Z- and Damon Dash, Good American is a fashion label owned by Emma Grede and Khloe Kardashian.
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Michael Jordan dressed in baggy shorts, baggy top and gold chains for the cover of Sports Illustrated in the 2000s was considered an iconic moment in the hip hop fashion scene.
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Kayne West launched Risque Scarves, a line that sells decorative scarves with provocative depictions in 2011.
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Snapback caps that were a range in the 90s made a comeback in the late 2010 and early 2011. Starter Clothing Line, Reebok, Adidas, New Era, and Mitchell & Ness were some of the companies that brought back snapback caps.
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