All tribes have their own identification symbols. As trendsetters, you should be dressed with the smell of the “street” and the youth. The following are basic outfits recommended by G! VOICE. You can rest assured that you will become trendy by mixing and matching these accessories.
Trendy T-shirt: Don’t think that any worn T-shirt or company T-shirts shopped from some 3C exhibition are considered trendy T-shirts. The reason why trendy T-shirts are trendy is that there are culture and design implications behind them, such as a sketch of screaming hands on T-shirts of skateboarders; trendy “XX” patterns of KAWS; rock band T-shirts of rockers; BAPE camouflage T-shirts representing the teen culture of Uraharajuku.
From left to right: classic screaming hands designed by Santa Cruz, trendy “XX” patterns of KAWS, BAPE camouflage T-shirt Image source: eportfolio.must.edu.tw、www.yobest.com、www.freshnessmag.com
Sneakers/skate shoes: Sneakers originally mean “rubber soled shoes” and were derived from the American culture of the last century. The fashion started when fans collected sneakers of NBA stars. Later, this trend spread all over the world and became a kind of street dressing. You won’t go wrong with the classics including the Superstar of Adidas, All-Star of Converse, Air Force 1 of Nike, and Air Jordan. In addition, skate shoes were designed and created by skateboarders. They are made from chamois, wear-resistant, shock resistant and thick-soled. The tongues can protect ankles. Both DC and Vans are designer brands. Wearing skate shoes can also represent the tribe identity.
▲From left to right: Adidas Superstar, Nike Air Force 1and Air Jordan 1 Image source: www.adidastour360.com、www.sneakerfiles.com、www.michaeljordansworld.com
Doll: It comes from the general term people in Hong Kong use for figures and figure toys. Since dolls combine personality, collection, trend, cultural identity and art, which accord with the ideology and feeling of the teens that stress individualism and pursue fashion completely, they have fast become one of the trend carriers. 400％ little bear dolls of Bearbrick of Japan, XX dolls of KAWS and dolls designed by Michael Lau in Hong Kong are all favored by trendy persons. That’s why you always see several dolls at the entrance when you walk into “trendy shops”.
▲From left to right: top athlete dolls produced from the collaboration of Michael Lau and NIKE, 400％ little bear dolls made from the collaboration between Bearbrick and Porter, XX dolls of KAWS Image
source: www.freshnessmag.com、www.yobest.com、www.vinylabuse.com
Caps: Whether it is a trucker cap, baseball cap, peaked cap, fur cap or even a fisherman’s cap, it can be a trendy one. What counts is that it must have its own characteristics, be it the patterns on it or the way you wear it (for example, tilt your baseball cap). Of course, if you want to be trendy without effort, wearing the special baseball cap of Superme is a good choice.
▲Image source: crossstreetproductions.com, www.highsnobiety.com, www.ez4lf.net
In addition, the fashion accessories of trendy brands have the following features. G! VOICE lists them below:
1. Pragmatism: they must be used in the daily life of a certain tribe.
2. Distinct identification: generally, they can only be understood by people in the same tribe.
3. Integrated into the life style: the masses are expected to integrate these activities (such as skateboarding, bicycling, partying, etc.) into their lives instead of merely buying the clothes.
4. Kind of “cool”: simply put, “cool” means taking a path different from others and then making achievements acknowledged and recognized by others, for example, opposing the existing culture and system.