Journal of the Korean Society of Costume (복식)
- Volume 46
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- Pages.5-16
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- 1999
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- 1229-6880(pISSN)
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- 2287-7827(eISSN)
The Origination and Changes of hiphop Fashion on the Development of Hiphop
힙합의 발전에 따른 힙합패션의 발생과 변천
- Lee, Ji-Hyun (Dept. of Industrial Design, Myongji University) ;
- Chung, Eun-Sook (Division of Human Ecology, Myongji University)
- Published : 1999.08.01
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the present fashion phenomenon by considering the types of Hiphop that shows the origination background and special feature. Popular music plays the most significant role in this 'age of culture' by its musical and visual methods through mass media. A fashion reflects and represents the culture of it's era. From the early 1990's a new fashion style called 'Hiphop' has become a universal hit among teenagers and even among those in 20s and 30s. As we can see from these points Hiphop fashion has the characteristics of being sporty borderless and genderless. In other words fashion represents individal's unique characters and their culture. This is why the study of fashion trends such as Hiphop is important; becanuse they can give us a series of fascinating insights into all sorts and conditions of men and women in our time : how they view theselves and how they choose to relate to other people whether of their own age or otherwise.