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  • mike
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2006
    • 349

    #31
    i don't think it's that big of a deal. there will always be others buying and wearing the same things you like, whether you think they are worthy or not. do you really think most rappers (or anybody wealthy) are automobile enthusiasts? not really, they just buy the something expensive and easily identifiable. the same applies for clothing. if you live in a major city you are sure to see equally offensive sights on a daily basis. most people don't like reading manuals. it is not like stores will turn away ignorant consumers or designers will stop people from wearing their clothes because they don't match their user profile (except maybe darklands and ccp). at the end of the day if it bothers you that _____ rapper is wearing the same jacket as you, perhaps you really dont like it all that much.

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    • Faust
      kitsch killer
      • Sep 2006
      • 37852

      #32
      Originally posted by christianef View Post
      ahahahhhhhhhhhhhahah best post ever

      it works both ways too obviously, rocky mentions in a interview that rick came and visited him on set at a video shoot. fashion is integral to celebrity pop culture and largely vise versa its good exposure for the brands like some bitch wearing a dress on the red carpet. kayne's a walking ad for givenchy a lot of the time especially in the 'niggas in paris' video. even if its probably shooting a bit below their target market its good for hype. if i had to guess id say a lot of it started when dior homme did their first run of those high-top white sneakers (04) that resembled white air-force 1's the big urban shoe of that era. then ysl and lanvin and rick and everyone followed suit with a version of an expensive urban looking high-top sneaker and all the sneaker heads jump on board and rappers and it becomes synonymous with urban culture and style
      Just to clarify, I have nothing against it. It's not in my universe, so I don't care. They can rap about Dick Oven all they want. I do prefer those who appreciate the work, etc. Old subject.
      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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      • Faust
        kitsch killer
        • Sep 2006
        • 37852

        #33
        Originally posted by Dane View Post
        poetry in motion.

        There is a fantastic scene in Lush Life where this ghetto kid is being (futilely, of course) taught Robert Frost while he makes up raps in his dull mind. The contrast of words next to each other, nothing else needs to be said.
        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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        • shah
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2009
          • 512

          #34
          Originally posted by twistedSADISTIC View Post
          Not YYPH surely? Just Y-3 which is completely different.
          not specified, just "yohji yamamoto"

          shout out to Yohji on Gotham City off of the new A$AP Mob mixtape

          Talib Kweli: I'm too fast for slow pokes running on the track with Yohji Yamamoto's, This ain't fashion rap I'm bringing the passion back

          Lupe Fiasco: Such a good designer Junya Wantanabe got genu
          I like Yohji Yamamoto and I might roll solo

          I think there might be an Immortal Technique reference too but can't find it. Erykah Badu and Mos Def certainly appreciate Yohji as well

          Y-3 has had celebrity/athlete endorsements for some while but that's to be expected, Adidas-signed players like Beckham, Viera, and le maitre Zidane

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          • cjbreed
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2009
            • 2712

            #35
            Originally posted by Patroklus View Post
            The problem here is that these aren't the right kind of urban gentlemen wearing our designers. We want the good kind. That don't bring down the associated image.
            lol racism...

            i will say one thing tho. when kanye is done giving kim kardashian a makeover, if i see her walking around being her awful self in rick or something i'm gonna be pissed. just sayin'
            dying and coming back gives you considerable perspective

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            • #ruin
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2011
              • 264

              #36


              too late

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              • michael_kard
                Senior Member
                • Oct 2010
                • 2152

                #37
                Originally posted by twistedSADISTIC View Post
                I like how this is under Culture...
                ENDYMA / Archival fashion & Consignment
                Helmut Lang 1986-2005 | Ann Demeulemeester | Raf Simons | Burberry Prorsum | and more...

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                • Fuuma
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 4050

                  #38
                  Originally posted by twistedSADISTIC View Post
                  Selling CCP, Harnden, Raf, Rick etc.
                  http://www.stylezeitgeist.com/forums...me-other-stuff

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                  • volta
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2009
                    • 424

                    #39
                    Originally posted by twistedSADISTIC View Post
                    what the f-!!!
                    that's utterly repulsive.

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                    • cjbreed
                      Senior Member
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 2712

                      #40
                      now wait just a god damn minute here

                      dying and coming back gives you considerable perspective

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                      • Rosenrot
                        Senior Member
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 518

                        #41
                        Originally posted by volta View Post
                        what the f-!!!
                        that's utterly repulsive.
                        Why is that so? Just because it's cool to hate Kim Kardashian?
                        Originally posted by Patroklus
                        Better too adventurous than not enough
                        everyone should strive towards ballsiness

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                        • trentk
                          Senior Member
                          • Oct 2010
                          • 709

                          #42
                          Originally posted by Patroklus View Post
                          The problem here is that these aren't the right kind of urban gentlemen wearing our designers. We want the good kind. That don't bring down the associated image.
                          My problem is that most of them seem to make absolutely sure you know the label they're wearing, whereas I think SZ clothing is at its best when its only unusual on closer inspection.

                          "If people turn to look at you on the street, you are not well dressed." - Beau Brummel
                          (And if people see your label even before they see your clothing.... you're horribly dressed. Granted, this doesn't apply when the people in question know the designers you like well enough that they could identify an article of clothing no matter how discretely its worn.)
                          "He described this initial impetus as like discovering that they both were looking at the same intriguing specific tropical fish, with attempts to understand it leading to a huge ferocious formalism he characterizes as a shark that leapt out of the tank."

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                          • Faust
                            kitsch killer
                            • Sep 2006
                            • 37852

                            #43
                            Originally posted by Rosenrot View Post
                            Why is that so? Just because it's cool to hate Kim Kardashian?
                            No, it's normal to hate Kim Kardashian.
                            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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                            • Rosenrot
                              Senior Member
                              • Aug 2010
                              • 518

                              #44


                              Don't be hatin' just because she's all bootylicious.

                              In all seriousness, she didn't cause much offense in this outfit. She has worn worse, like Rick drop crotch, IIRC.
                              Originally posted by Patroklus
                              Better too adventurous than not enough
                              everyone should strive towards ballsiness

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                              • Tiger
                                Banned
                                • Sep 2006
                                • 253

                                #45
                                Originally posted by Patroklus View Post
                                The problem here is that these aren't the right kind of urban gentlemen wearing our designers. We want the good kind. That don't bring down the associated image.


                                gd & taeyang are the right kind of urban gentlemen ehhh

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