#80S HIP HOP MAKEUP FULL#
When you think of Hip Hop fashions you may think of the over sized brand name clothing that was worn on MTV or rap videos, but the eighties was full of different style and some of the Hip Hop culture was a mixture of rap, break dancing, graffiti and DJing. Most importantly, listen to the music, the poetry, hear what hip-hop was trying to express in the 80s, let it seep into you, let it become part of you. The point is to show how successful hip-hop culture has become. To really finish off your look you need to have plenty of heavy gold, or gold effect, jewelry. Baseball caps and Kangol hats are also worth trying. In any case a sculpted crew-cut with embellishments such as patterns shaved into it is possible with any hair. If you have African hair you have an advantage because you can go for jerry curls or dreadlocks. Alternatively you can go for the Run DMC style of baggy black leather, black t’s, leather shoes, dark glasses (big and branded of course). Individual baggy t-shirts, and jeans with huge legs always work. You can go for the sporty look, colourful branded tracksuits with open matching trainers.
Second, a rule of thumb is ‘big, baggy and branded’ So out of this rather confusing set of elements, how would you go about putting together an authentic 80s hip-hop look? Well, first of all it would help to be black and to have a strong awareness of black history and culture in America. The other major element was branded sportswear which became enormously popular both within and outside of the hip-hop phenomena. This is a continuing process because the whole point about hip-hop is that it is not a dogma, but a means of individual expression.Īll the way through the 80s hip-hop fashion had a strong Afro-centred flavour, including African print, rasta colours and dreadlocks. A subversion of the military look was also strongly evident.Īs hip-hop developed these principles became more stylised and individually important figures such as Run DMC brought in new elements, such as black leather and hefty gold jewelry. Loose trousers, with braces, trainers, loose colourful t-shirts. There are no rules to the hip-hop look.Įarly on in the 80s, the main form hip-hop took was dance, especially breakdance, so people wore clothes that were comfortable to dance in. For this reason, there is not a single ‘uniform’, more a collection of elements that can be adhered to to a greater or lesser extent by individuals. Hip-hop fashion was inspired originally by the artists themselves, rather than designers.
It encompassed many forms such as dance, m.c.-ing, rap, performance poetry, graffiti and can be considered a genre, rather than just a trend. It was, and still is, a medium by which disadvantaged urban black artists could express their creativity.
Hip-hop in the eighties, like jazz, was a manifestation of the development of black culture who’s lineage goes back to Africa. They LOVED loosed jeans and bling-bling jewellery! As we wrote down in our mindmap, hip-hop fashion is super important for hip-hop culture.
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