modern hip hop fashion

In the 1990s and beyond, many hip hop artists and executives started their own fashion labels and clothing lines.[8] Notable examples include Wu-Tang Clan (Wu-Wear), Russell Simmons (Phat Farm), Kimora Lee Simmons (Baby Phat), Diddy (Sean John),TI (AKOO), Nelly (Apple Bottom Jeans), Damon Dash and Jay-Z (Rocawear), 50 Cent (G-Unit Clothing), Eminem (Shady Limited), 2Pac (Makaveli) and OutKast (OutKast Clothing). Other prominent hip hop fashion companies have included Karl Kani and FUBU, Eckō, Girbaud, Enyce, Famous Stars and Straps, Bape,Billionaire Boys Club, Beans, Ciara and Erykah Badu (Starter Clothing Line), LRG, Timberland Boots, and Akademiks and Southpole.

Today, Hip hop clothing is produced by popular and successful designers, who charge significant amounts for their products. Hip hop fashion is worn by a significant percentage of young people around the world, with a significant number of retailers that are dedicated to the sale of hip hop inspired fashions. Several web sites are dedicated to hard to find hip hop sneakers and apparel.

Websites like http://ratemyfresh.com show some of these new trends and fashion styles.

origin and history of clothing

According to archaeologists and anthropologists, the earliest clothing likely consisted of fur, leather, leaves or grass which were draped, wrapped or tied around the body. Knowledge of such clothing remains inferential, since clothing materials deteriorate quickly compared to stone, bone, shell and metal artifacts. Archeologists have identified very early sewing needles of bone and ivory from about 30,000 BC, found near Kostenki, Russia in 1988.[citation needed] Dyed flax fibers that could have been used in clothing have been found in a prehistoric cave in the Republic of Georgia that date back to 36,000 BP.[4][5]

Scientists are still debating when people started wearing clothes. Ralf Kittler, Manfred Kayser and Mark Stoneking, anthropologists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, have conducted a genetic analysis of human body lice that suggests clothing originated quite recently, around 107,000 years ago. Body lice is an indicator of clothes-wearing, since most humans have sparse body hair, and lice thus require human clothing to survive. Their research suggests the invention of clothing may have coincided with the northward migration of modern Homo sapiens away from the warm climate of Africa, thought to have begun between 50,000 and 100,000 years ago. However, a second group of researchers using similar genetic methods estimate that clothing originated around 540,000 years ago (Reed et al. 2004. PLoS Biology 2(11): e340). For now, the date of the origin of clothing remains unresolved.[citation needed]

Some human cultures, such as the various people of the Arctic Circle, until recently made their clothing entirely of prepared and decorated furs and skins. Other cultures have supplemented or replaced leather and skins with cloth: woven, knitted, or twined from various animal and vegetable fibers.

See also: weaving, knitting, and twining
Although modern consumers may take the production of clothing for granted, making fabric by hand is a tedious and labor intensive process. That the textile industry was the first to be mechanized during the Industrial Revolution attests to this fact; before the invention of the powered loom, textile production took many hours and callused many hands.

Different cultures have evolved various ways of creating clothes out of cloth. One approach simply involves draping the cloth. Many people wore, and still wear, garments consisting of rectangles of cloth wrapped to fit — for example, the dhoti for men and the saree for women in the Indian subcontinent, the Scottish kilt or the Javanese sarong. The clothes may simply be tied up, as is the case of the first two garments; or pins or belts hold the garments in place, as in the case of the latter two. The precious cloth remains uncut, and people of various sizes or the same person at different sizes can wear the garment.

Another approach involves cutting and sewing the cloth, but using every bit of the cloth rectangle in constructing the clothing. The tailor may cut triangular pieces from one corner of the cloth, and then add them elsewhere as gussets. Traditional European patterns for men's shirts and women's chemises take this approach.

Modern European fashion treats cloth much more prodigally, typically cutting in such a way as to leave various odd-shaped cloth remnants. Industrial sewing operations sell these as waste; home sewers may turn them into quilts.

In the thousands of years that humans have spent constructing clothing, they have created an astonishing array of styles, many of which we can reconstruct from surviving garments, photos, paintings, mosaics, etc., as well as from written descriptions. Costume history serves as a source of inspiration to current fashion designers, as well as a topic of professional interest to costumers constructing for plays, films, television, and historical reenactment

functions of clothing

One of the primary purposes of clothing is to keep the wearer warm or in some cases cool. In hot climates clothing provides protection from sunburn or wind damage, while in cold climates its thermal insulation properties are generally more important. Shelter usually reduces the functional need for clothing. For example, coats, hats, gloves, shoes, socks, and other superficial layers would normally be removed when entering or once inside a warm home, particularly if one is residing or sleeping there. Similarly, clothing have seasonal and regional aspects, so that thinner materials and fewer layers of clothing are generally worn in warmer seasons and regions than in colder ones.

Clothing at times is worn as protection from specific environmental hazards, such as insects, noxious chemicals, weapons, and contact with abrasive substances. Clothing can protect against many things that might injure the uncovered human body. Clothes act as protection from the elements, including rain, snow and wind and other weather conditions, even from the sun. Clothes also reduce the level of risk during an activity, such as work or sport. Conversely, clothing may protect the environment from the clothing wearer, as for example wearing of medical scrubs.

Humans have shown extreme inventiveness in devising clothing solutions to environmental hazards. Some examples include: space suits, air conditioned clothing, armor, diving suits, swimsuits, bee-keeper gear, motorcycle leathers, high-visibility clothing, and other pieces of protective clothing. Meanwhile, the distinction between clothing and protective equipment is not always clear-cut, since clothes designed to be fashionable will often have some protective value and clothes which are designed to be functional will often consider fashion in their design.

pets fashion

Welcome to Pet's Fashion

FOR PRIZES AND PLACING YOUR ORDER PLEASE CALL AT: (718)956-5875 (718)956-5875 .AND YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS WRITE US AT: FASHIONBYCELINA@PETSFASHION.COM .We tailor elegant sweaters, jackets, raincoats, T-shirts and other luxury accessories such as hats, carriers and bedding for holidays, daily outings and home use. Our clothing is well fitted and meets the needs of a variety of pet shapes and sizes. We draw inspiration for our designs from fashions seen in the human world, keeping all clothing up to date with current trends, styles and colors. All products are hand made and constructed right here in the United States utilizing a team of skilled workers. Pet's Fashion prides itself on its extensive list of recurring clientele from proud mothers to hip dads. We craft clothes for holidays, daily outings and comfortable "hanging around the house" use. We use only the finest materials such as wool, corduroy, polar fleece and 100% cotton to create clothes that will fit as well and feel as good on your pet as your clothes do on you!

fashion magazines

Roads - online magazine for plus size fashion, including articles, fashion advice, and beauty tips.
Allure - beauty and style tips, trends, and product reviews.
AMP - elegant pink pamphlet dedicated to the finer things in life: music, sleaze, thrifting, and femorabilia. For chicks and dicks and... just about anybody, really.
Atlanta Hair Magazine - features multicultural hair, fashion, and beauty information.
Beauty and the Dirt - fashion news, gossip, beauty tips, shopping advice, and more.
Bibi Magazine - fashion and bridal magazine for South Asians.
Black Beauty and Hair - includes cutting edge styles and informative articles on beauty, fashion, and lifestyle.
Clear Magazine - staff biographies and subscription information.
Colors Magazine - themes alternate between serious, challenging topics such as war, ecological issues, and the fight against AIDS, and the frankly frivolous such as shopping, fashion, and toys. Published by Fabrica, Benetton's communication arm.
CosmoGirl

world gym clothing

World Gym Clothing
World Gym clothing October 2009 update: We've bought-out all existing World Gym shirts and apparel from the licensed contractor who's ceased further production. Now may be your last chance to pick-up any of the classic Gorilla logo tank tops, shirts, and other clothes. Please include alternate colors in the check-out comment box. As a result of "panic buying" people are buying multiple quantities of the same item, size, and color so it's difficult to keep inventory updated on the site. Also, we have more World Gym items that we will be listing as soon as we have time for a photo shoot so keep checking back

Necklaces

Necklaces and Earring Sets from World Trendz
Our lines of jewelry are very popular, and difficult to keep in stock. Pieces displayed on this page that have a shopping cart link can be purchased via the website. The other photographs are provided so you may have an idea of the various styles and lines we often carry. You are welcome to contact us by email, or in-person at a show to purchase the pieces you most desire.