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Originally Posted by Spade
All I have to say is that I'm glad I was born in the early 80s and grew up with the entire 90s and heard the hip hop that came from all regions when it was raw, versatile, and different. Everything is the same from the lyrics to the flow. So if it's Atlanta today, NYC should be happy about that since most of the music on the radio is trash.
True. All the new stuff sounds like someone either having a stroke, or trying to rap after coming back from the dentist with numb gums. Honestly, I'm not big on hip hop and rap, but the best modern rap I've found is underground stuff from cities that have never had a historic place in hip hop.
According to your own logic, how can Pelle Pelle be "fashion" when it is a brand just like Supreme?
I think the misunderstanding we're having here is that you believe Supreme was never a local trend. For a very long time, the only place you could buy Supreme was in their physical Manhattan location. Supreme does not sell to other retailers--period. Once it became a fashionable thing in NYC, people began to take notice, and that's when it became popular elsewhere. It's not like the owners decided to release a product to the whole world at one time.
Incubated on the streets of NYC, and came up with Hoodies, and jackets with a big "Supreme" logo on it, you see how much sense that makes? Everyone wears Hoodies, so I don't see how that's such a NYC thing. You're reaching again.
Everyone wears sneakers. How can foamposites be "fashion"? You are reaching again.
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Originally Posted by KodeBlue
You can have all those other brands since they represented the fashion of NYC when NYC was the authority; Those days are long gone now though.
Wouldn't NYC be more of an authority today since Supreme is so dominant? Most cities had their own style in the 90s, but Supreme is becoming the dominant look among youth today.
But there is also a business component to setting up shop across the pond. “For us, London is the real gateway to Europe,” Jebbia says. Now kids won’t have to fly from all over Europe to come to New York to get a piece of Supreme. “We hope it makes things easier for them, honestly. It can save them a plane ticket, you know what I mean? But, we’re keeping the shop with the same spirit, it will feel like New York.”
In the past, owning a piece of clothing with the red Supreme logo on it was like a more authentic “I Love NY” T-shirt, a tourist token that instantly made you feel a part of a certain downtown New York ethos.
According to your own logic, how can Pelle Pelle be "fashion" when it is a brand just like Supreme?
I think the misunderstanding we're having here is that you believe Supreme was never a local trend. For a very long time, the only place you could buy Supreme was in their physical Manhattan location. Supreme does not sell to other retailers--period. Once it became a fashionable thing in NYC, people began to take notice, and that's when it became popular elsewhere. It's not like the owners decided to release a product to the whole world at one time.
So, you're logic cancels the whole argument and you still lose. Your logic dictates that a particular trend can't be exclusive to a place if everyone has access to it, which makes absolutely no sense at all. Then you contradict yourself by saying that a particular brand can't be exclusive to a place if it can be bought by anyone. Then, and you shot yourself in the foot by bringing up that Supreme creator was inspired by what he saw on the streets of NYC. Sooo.. What were the people on the streets of NYC wearing?????
Your logic will also contradict any future conversations about what city wears what style.
You won't win a logic based argument since there are no color charts and graphs involved.
Your logic, being the same as BajanYankees', dictates there's no such thing as fashion because brands can be bought by anyone. Do you know how many areas of life are affected by that line of thought?
So, you're logic cancels the whole argument and you still lose. Your logic dictates that a particular trend can't be exclusive to a place if everyone has access to it, which makes absolutely no sense at all. Then you contradict yourself by saying that a particular brand can't be exclusive to a place if it can be bought by anyone. Then, and you shot yourself in the foot by bringing up that Supreme creator was inspired by what he saw on the streets of NYC. Sooo.. What were the people on the streets of NYC wearing?????
You logic will also contradict any future conversations about what city wears what style.
You won't win a logic based argument.
This is all twisted up. We can basically distill your earlier point in the following manner.
Girbaud = Fashion
Supreme = Brand
You've yet to provide an explanation as to why Girbaud is "fashion" even though it's a brand. Do you see the contradiction there?
Your logic, being the same as BajanYankees', dictates there's no such thing as fashion because brands can be bought by anyone. Do you know how many areas of life are affected by that line of thought?
Maybe it's not "our" logic that's the problem.
We are only working with the words you typed down. You said that Supreme could not be "fashion" because it was a brand, but then you pointed to several different brands as examples of fashion. Do you not see why a reasonable reader of that statement could be confused?
Incubated on the streets of NYC, and came up with Hoodies, and jackets with a big "Supreme" logo on it, you see how much sense that makes? Everyone wears Hoodies, so I don't see how that's such a NYC thing. You're reaching again.
You can have all those other brands since they represented the fashion of NYC when NYC was the authority; Those days are long gone now though.
I'm not a hypebeast, so you wont catch me wearing something based on the logo on it.
As a matter of fact, you posted a Link to a page called Hypebeast.com, that kills your argument right there. Supreme is brand for Hypebeast. You're a hypebeast.
I mean, a brand actually can be a staple for a Cities distinct Clothing culture. In London/England, the clothing brand called Stone Island is HUGE out in London (Especially in Roadman Culture). Recently it's made waves into the US with artists like Drake, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi, and Asap Rocky being seen wearing the brand.
Just like Stone Island, Supreme is a brand that's culturally attached to NYC, since the 90's.
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