Urban Street-Wear Culture

Pretty Ricky Modeling some Dead Denim Gear on TV

Me Ricky the model) Modeling some of Dead Denim clothing produced by EL. This was on TV taped by positive promotion hosted by Tim Qualls.

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September 3rd, 2010 | Posted in urban clothes | No Comments

Look Famous, or Like a Wag by Mixing Streetwear Brands With High Street Pieces for Wearable Looks This Season

Bench have consistently pioneered new designs, textiles and manufacturing to produce cutting edge streetwear and designer clothing. The Bench men’s and Bench women’s clothing ranges twist and turn around the world’s catwalk collections, always keeping one step ahead of the high street whilst maintaining signature details like the ever-popular thumbholes.

This season’s new Bench collection is out in stores and it is fresh and exciting to see the classic core track tops, t shirts, vests and combat pants have been kept in to mix alongside innovative dresses and new graphic inspired vests and bags. Bench dresses that keep you looking and feeling cool this spring/summer are made from simple cotton but have their signature design twists to keep them looking different and in keeping with the renowned Bench style.

Bench are renowned for their innovative clothing style, superbly engineered Bench coats and Jackets striking knitwear, and ultimate quality & fit in their tops, t-shirts, trousers & skirts.

The popularity of the new Bench jeans . range continues to prove their dedication to successful cuts and styling. This season sees a huge influence of nautical stripes and colours and what better but to team them up with some women’s Bench jeans. Classic boyfriend cut jeans and wide leg jeans feature heavily in the women’s Bench clothing collection, which add a subtle ‘sailor’ twist when pared with a striped Bench vest top. Or opt for some skinny Bench jeans in denim or even a cool green which again mixes well into this season nautical look.

Bench was born in the mid 1990’s. Initially a small menswear label, Bench began as a cool underground brand taking influence from skateboarding and BMX riding. Bench clothing then grew at an unparalleled rate by being a pioneer in the use of celebrity endorsers, television and giant billboards to prosper a fashion brand that offers premium quality products at affordable prices. 1998 saw the development into women’s Bench clothing which now sits equally as impressive alongside the men’s Bench collection.

Emerging from its niche and drawing upon its strong Northern roots, Bench has developed into an urban lifestyle brand with broad and exciting collections that appeal to the uber cool as well as the average Joe amongst us wanting some quality, core styles from the new season Bench collection, to see us into the spring summer 2008.

new Bench collection available at boredofthehighstreet.com

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September 3rd, 2010 | Posted in streetwear | No Comments

The Synchro Psycho Show! Episode 6: Malaysia’s Local Hip Clothing Labels

Join the Synchro Psycho duo on this synchro stylo sixth episode, as they show you popular local Malaysian clothing labels who are responsible in shaping the youth fashion trends in KL! *Special shout outs to Kioue and Tha-B and The Super Sunday crew, Nigel and Mizz C and the EP Fam, Ahda of Defy, Azril of Crazee Causa and Lestat and the Radioactive crew! thanks guys! —————————————- For more information about the event featured in this episode, and the artist and music that’s been played on the show, go to: www.synchropsycho.co.cc Also, check out The Synchro Psycho Facebook Group! http And Friendster! www.friendster.com Sounds of Synchro Psycho Five (Music) by: PARTIMELOVERS (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) www.partimelovers.com Bo. Bedroom Sanctuary (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) http Oh Chentaku (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) www.myspace.com Auburn (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) www.myspace.com Stonebay (Kota Kinabalu & Petaling Jaya, Malaysia & Jakarta, Indonesia) www.myspace.com JW86 (Jakarta, Indonesia) www.myspace.com Thanks for watching & Enjoy the show fellow Synchro Stylo Psychos!! © 2009 Synchro Psycho Production www.synchropsycho.co.cc synchropsycho@gmail.com

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September 3rd, 2010 | Posted in hip hop wear | No Comments

The Popularity That Hip Hop Clothing Is Gaining

The Hip Hop culture originally comes from the African-American and the Caribbean-American youth. Later on, the culture moved to the cities of New York, Philadelphia Chicago, and some of the larger states. Each of these cities contributed a little bit to make Hip Hop clothing what it is today.

The expression and the attitude of the younger generation is what is reflected in the urban and Hip Hop culture. When you look down the streets these days, you will find many people wearing Hip Hop clothing. Sometimes, you can see people sporting an urban shirt that they see a celebrity wear on television.

Music and television has really helped in making the Hip Hop clothing become more popular with the teenagers these days. With Hip Hop artists making big appearances everywhere, the clothing and the ideas of people are changing to accept different kinds of people. People who follow the hip-hop culture are people who would like to make a stand about individualism and self-expression.

The message that they wish to share can range from anything to go with politics to social problems. Although these messages were usually emblazoned in the front of the urban shirts, changes in fashion sense have included accessories as a form of expression.

Aside from the freedom to express one’s self, what has made hip hop clothing, particularly urban shirts, more popular is the fact that they cost less than mainstream clothes. This price factor has encouraged more and more people to indulge in urban clothing and look cool. If you walk on the street today, you are bound to find at least one person within your view to be sporting at least an urban shirt if not an accessory. This is how popular the culture has become. Fashion insiders have even predicted that we would be seeing more of this as time passes by.

As long as there are celebrities who are into the Hip Hop culture, it is very difficult to see the end of Hip Hop clothing. The designers of today’s world can still count on cashing in on bold statements and self-expression.

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September 3rd, 2010 | Posted in hip hop clothes | No Comments