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  • stagename
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2011
    • 497

    Hip hop goes Owens

    Came across two those articles in the last half an hour. Thought I'd share.

    "In the last year or so, Rick Owens has become a brand to watch in the hip-hop community. Artists like Kanye West, A$AP Rocky, Drake, and even P. Diddy are either spotted rocking the avant-garde label or name-dropping it in their hottest tracks."


    "... ASAP Rocky came in the door that way. He’s a sui generis figure: a Harlem rapper obsessed with Raf Simons and Rick Owens who is rewriting the way rappers present themselves."
    Today’s power players have one thing in common: whether part of the establishment or nascent forces, they have changed the way we see fashion in the 21st century.


    ASAP Rocky in Peso:
    "I gets get the freshest//Raf Simons, Rick Owens usually what I'm dressed in"
  • Faust
    kitsch killer
    • Sep 2006
    • 37852

    #2
    Forgive me while I barf.
    Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

    StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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    • christianef
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2009
      • 747

      #3
      it's not really surprising, historically rappers (especially east coast newyork based ones) have rapped about clothes; guess, polo, clarks, tommy, nautica etc. and now that many of them are billionaires their tastes have probably evolved accordingly to include more high-end stuff rick being an obvious choice because of his mainstream notoriety and strong urban references. most modern rap is pretty arbitrary too in that it kind of just jumps from one subject to the next a lot of times in the span of a song so essentially there's only so much stuff to rap about so designer clothes and weed and guns are probably themes explored regularly by default. kayne obviously set the bar with his commercial success and interest in fashion/ fashion week etc other rappers will naturally emulate because its proven to make for a stronger brand image. kayne goes to ann shows for christ's sake aha still have yet to hear any rappers rap about her im sure it's cominggggg

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      • #ruin
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2011
        • 264

        #4
        Still haven't seen a single photo of any of these guys making rick look good.

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        • Mirror&Rack
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2007
          • 116

          #5
          Originally posted by twistedSADISTIC View Post
          Still haven't seen a single photo of any of these guys making rick look good.
          Truth be told, the same goes for in person, barring a couple of stylist assembled looks... My friend was the first to introduce Kanye to RO ... that was 3, maybe 4 years ago...
          ...and no rapper is into the billions as of yet... Though they may spend like it and wear aspiring billionaire branded clothing, lol

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          • Mirror&Rack
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2007
            • 116

            #6
            Originally posted by Faust View Post
            Forgive me while I barf.
            Hahaha... Not a big hip-pop fan I take it?

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            • Faust
              kitsch killer
              • Sep 2006
              • 37852

              #7
              I like Cypress Hill.
              Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

              StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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              • Dane
                HAMMERTIME
                • Feb 2011
                • 3252

                #8
                Originally posted by Faust View Post
                I like Cypress Hill.
                Insane.

                I think the reason why these guys make the clothing look not great is that they wear them over-sized, without taking into consideration the way the designer intended the garment to fit. Thinking specifically of jay-z...I don't know who rocky is.
                i traded my LUC jeans + Julius belt + Neil Barrett jeans for a blamain biker jeans

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                • michael_kard
                  Senior Member
                  • Oct 2010
                  • 2152

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Dane View Post
                  I don't know who rocky is.
                  I wish I didn't... I have to say though, the interview someone posted here a while ago was hilarious.
                  ENDYMA / Archival fashion & Consignment
                  Helmut Lang 1986-2005 | Ann Demeulemeester | Raf Simons | Burberry Prorsum | and more...

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                  • Macro
                    Senior Member
                    • Apr 2008
                    • 351

                    #10
                    swag.

                    baggy 'errday... somea you guys could use a little swerve.

                    every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage

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                    • Verdandi
                      Senior Member
                      • Mar 2012
                      • 499

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Dane View Post
                      I don't know who rocky is.


                      Let’s take it to the basics
                      You in the midst the greatness
                      My Martin was a Maison, rocked Margiela with no laces
                      Cristal go by the cases, wait hold up that was racist
                      I would prefer the Aces, ain’t no different when you taste it
                      A 40 ounce to chase it, that’s just an understatement
                      I’m early to the party but my ‘Rari is the latest
                      Somehow it seems girls in they late teens
                      Remind me your favorite jeans cause they naked cause you famous
                      Life’s a motherfucker ain’t it? These other rappers aimless
                      So tell me what your name is I’mma tell it to my stainless
                      You aim it for you bang it let that banger leave you brainless
                      It’s just me, myself, and I and motherfuckers that I came with
                      It’s lamest, niggas wanna hate on me
                      Until I tell them to they face they ain’t no G
                      Low key, niggas mad cause I’m smooth puffin’ zig zag
                      Tell ‘em quit the riff raff bitchin’ with yo bitch ass


                      That's all you need to know.
                      lavender menace

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                      • MaxM
                        Senior Member
                        • Sep 2009
                        • 380

                        #12
                        I mean, dude is wearing a leather skirt in the niggaz in paris video... Usher was at the DD show. And apparently even Tyson Chandler is wearing sz kinda stuff... woot
                        .

                        WTB : http://www.stylezeitgeist.com/forums...ad.php?t=16112

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                        • Fuuma
                          Senior Member
                          • Sep 2006
                          • 4050

                          #13
                          This is so retarded, I like my rappers being ghetto and talking about violence, drugs and bitches, fashion just doesn't work (and anyway they had a go at it without reading the manual). WTF is this shit?
                          Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
                          http://www.stylezeitgeist.com/forums...me-other-stuff

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                          • Crowzer
                            Senior Member
                            • Feb 2011
                            • 1197

                            #14
                            When Jay-Z in Paul Harnden ?

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                            • Faust
                              kitsch killer
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 37852

                              #15
                              Originally posted by MaxM View Post
                              I mean, dude is wearing a leather skirt in the niggaz in paris video... Usher was at the DD show. And apparently even Tyson Chandler is wearing sz kinda stuff... woot
                              And Julius, last year. One seat away. Between us sat someone (his GF? publicist?) named Gloria, and she was quite lovely, actually. We had a nice chat about the vagaries of fame.
                              Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

                              StyleZeitgeist Magazine

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