Street fashion and urban culture have come a long way from humble beginnings in the ‘90s. From disparate local scenes in Japan, Europe, and the US, the youth-driven movements of hip-hop, punk, and skateboarding have finally infiltrated high fashion.
Brands are now eager to collaborate with the icons of music and art who are leading this creative crossover. Customers will stand in line for hours to be the first to own exclusive pieces designed by the likes of Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, and Tom Sachs.
Based in New York, Berlin, and Tokyo, lifestyle publication Highsnobiety is at the forefront of this global phenomenon. The Incomplete immortalizes the stories of brands ranging from Supreme to COMME des GARÇONS. Alongside the most influential designers and tastemakers, Highsnobiety highlights the pieces and brands in men’s fashion which have stood the test of time. (Verlagstext)
Aus dem Inhalt:
Brands Are the New Bands: A Letter from David Fischer 4
Digital Media Was Fuel on the Fire for Sneaker Culture: An Interview with Mark Parker 8
The Influence of: Hip-Hop 12
The Fashionable and Self-Assured Jaden Smith Is a Youth Icon for Every Generation 16
OFF-WHITE 22
COME GET YOUR KICKS 24
The Influence of: Punk 30
How Jonah Hill Became the Streetwear World’s Most Unlikely Style Inspiration 34
1017 ALYX 9SM 40
The Influence of: Skateboarding 44
Supreme 48
The Stüssy FamilyTree 54
Why John Mayer Is the Best Possible Example of the Modern Streetwear Consumer 56
Los Angeles 62
It Ain’t Where You’re From, It’s Where You’re At The Punk Spirit Lives On: Skating Continues to Ramp up Youth Fashion Codes 65
NOAH 74
Coolest Collabs: Dickies 78
How Fashion Photographer Tommy Ton Documented Menswear’s Shift From Tailored Clothing to Limited-Edition Sneakers and Streetwear 80
ENDLESS LAYERS OF STYLE 88
PALACE 92
London 94
How Skepta kept a Came to Epitomize London’s Street Fashion Scene, Then Completely Revolutionized It 96
Coolest Collabs: Alpha Industries 102
NEPENTHES 106
ALL THE TRAPPINGS 110
A$AP Rocky Carries the Torch of Artists Who Refuse to Be Defined Under a Singular Label 114
All Hands on Deck Creative Loafing Sneakers for Jumping High and Looking Fly 121
Every KAWS Has an Effect A Wearable Canvas The Pullover That’s Far From Over 129
RICK OWENS 138
How Edison Chen’s CLOT Label and JUICE Store Took Hong Kong’s Streetwear Scene to the World 144
CLOT 150
Hong Kong 154
Pharrell Williams, One of Hip-Hop’s Original Originators, Made It Totally Acceptable to Be Totally Weird 158
THE NORTH FACE 164
THE NEW OUTERWEAR ESSENTIALS 170
Sean Wotherspoon, Co-Founder of Round Two, Shapes the Future of Style Through an Encyclopedic Knowledge of the Past 174
PATAGONIA 180
Just in Case Been Chill Down to Business 185
The Roots of Streetwear 194
In the Words of the Inimitable Kanye West: “You May Be Talented, But You’re Not Kanye West” 200
RALPH LAUREN 206
The Ralph Lauren Family Tree 210
New York 214
How Carlo Rivetti, Owner of Stone Island, Continues to Blend Form and Function With Innovative Outerwear 216
The Casual Style Revolution 222
OUR LEGACY 226
The Influence of Sarah Andelman, Retail Provocateur and colette Founder, on Turning Shopping Into a Euphoric Experience 230
The COMME des GARQONS Family Tree 236
Paris 238
All-American Street Style From Casuals to Club Kids Streetwear Goes Bigger in Japan 241
How Pusha T Went From Virginia Beach Drug Dealer to Kanye West’s Right-Hand Man 250
From NOWHERE to Everywhere 256
VISVIM 260
How Takashi Murakami Subverted the Japanese Art World to Become One of Street Culture’s Most Prolific Fine Artists 262
A BATHING APE 268
Tokyo 272
How Artist Tom Sachs Deconstructs Mass Consumerism by Reconstructing American Icons 276
RAF SIMONS 284
ACNE 288
Berlin 292
Coolest Collabs: Schott 294
A Brief Primer on Tyler, the Creator, Street Culture’s Ascendant Enfant Terrible 296
LEVI’S 302
PANTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 306
UNDERCOVER 310
Coolest Collabs: Carhartt 316