I've long been an observer of various trends in fashion

>>11369730
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>>11369730

first define what streetwear is

>>11369891
>the three bars on the bag
>Sacred geometry socks
>Father's name for daughter, mother's name for son

>>11369730
I don't really think the respect streetwear gets is a problem. I think it's pretty easy to differentiate template street wear and creative street wear. Template is like: Supreme boxed logo, Bape, etc. Though creative street wear can also have brands like Supreme, nothing wrong with it, depends on what pieces you're wearing and how.

If someone thinks that all street wear are the same then I really don't give a fuck what that person is thinking. Just wear what you like. Like a lot of people gets turned off by how something goes mainstream and then avoids it. But that's just forcing wanting to wear something niche, the special snowflake you know. So if you like something mainstream, go for it, just don't fall into a templete fit cause that's just boring.

I feel like the moment you classify your outfit or style or w/e as streetwear you've already "lost".

Find it hard to explain. It's unlike other memes like normcore or palewave where you can just put a sticker on an outfit, because of the palette or silhouette.

>>11369730
Kanye can make anything fashionable.. he can wear his underwear on his head and everyone will copy him. I have much respect for his influence.

The problem with modern streetwear is that most of it lacks restrained experimentation brought upon by strong aesthetic sensibilities. Too often it tries to capture the elements of a subculture and distill it into clothing but it just ends up copying the subculture it tries to express without pushing out anything inventive. See Gosha and gopniks or Supreme and skateboarders. For good streerwear, I suggest everyone check Nasir Mazhar and his whole process. His headwear alone warrants a following.

OP here, glad to see people actually care to discuss instead of just shitpost on here.

>>11369891
Like in my original post, I think streetwear is clothing that is functional and can incorporate other trends into itself whilst not remaining too reminiscent of those styles that have influenced it.

I don't actually like to call it "streetwear" because I feel it could be so much more complex than it is and I think part of the reason it lacks complexity is due to the rampant labeling happening in fashion these days. I don't know if this is an artificially pushed norm in order to keep people lapping up new trends or if it just naturally formed but I really don't think its conducive to creative progress.

"Streetwear" is something that speaks primarily to the youth culture. I think streetwear has the ability to remain indefinitely as it should be able to advance with the times. I understand "youth culture" is pretty broad as people are pretty spread out across the spectrum these days but I think it's pretty clear to whom and to what lifestyle streetwear is currently catering to.

>>11369926
My main problem is the fact that a lot of uniformed people will shit on ugly/generic streetwear outfits and will choose to classify good streetwear as anything else that its close to.

You can find elements of nearly every subcategory of fashion in various streetwear fits and it only becomes something other than streetwear once it incorporates something not commonly associated with streetwear.

This, in turn, causes a perceived stagnation in streetwear because people experimenting and doing cool new things are just being grouped into an entirely different category by trendhoppers.

>>11370379
please excuse the spelling errors.

>>11369962
This is exactly why I think streetwear needs to be reinvigorated. I think it leaves so much room for creativity by not having a strict set of criteria (save for those being forced onto it as of late).

Problem is streetwear seems like one of the most easy "entry points" for people wanting to look cool or trendy which gives big names enough power to shit out a stream of generic clothing.

The whole idea of labeling is stupid to me as it only helps reinforce these ideas.

>>11370062
I feel like people are trying too hard to label trends and styles which creates great difficulties when it comes to putting out new styles.

The incorporation of various subcultures has always been an important part of fashion but people are taking it too far by going so far as to group specific color palettes under one "style".

This again is directly related to the demographic which most mainstream streetwear brands want to appeal to.

As long as these big brands keep pumping out generic products, the likelihood of smaller designers trying to push the envelope will stay pretty tiny.