8. Kool Moe Dee’s Porsche 5260 Sunglasses
Kool Moe Dee’s wrap-around Porsche sunglasses are a Hip-Hop style that is uniquely his: Not unlike other Hip-Hop stars like:
- Biggie’s Versace shades
- N.W.A.’s Raiders jackets
- MC Hammer’s baggy pants
- LL COOL J’s headwear
- Public Enemy’s logo T-shirts
- Big Daddy Kane’s high-top fade hairstyle
’80s Hip Hop Fashion Style Today
’80s Hip-Hop fashion has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. The ’80s influenced ’90s Hip-Hop artists and retro fashion. Even today, their influence on modern Hip-Hop music, apparel, and culture is as prominent as ever.
This trend is known for a bold and colorful style, oversized silhouettes, tracksuits, and bucket hats. It’s made a comeback as a retro and throwback statement. This fashion trend pays homage to a significant era in fashion, music, and Hip-Hop culture.
The Hip-Hop community’s impact on fashion is not limited to the ’80s. It has been a driving force in fashion for decades. Hip-Hop fashion will continue to inspire and influence style for years to come.
With Pharrell Williams currently in the top post at Louis Vuitton, one can think that Hip-Hop’s influence will only continue in popular culture. As The New York Times noted, “Mr. Williams has a distinctive approach to luxury, one that begins with hip-hop’s commitment to the reappropriation of class signifiers, but also extends to Californian leisure, Japanese whimsy, European sleekness and the unbothered calm of royalty. He consistently telegraphs opulence and panache, in a manner that feels learned but not studied.Mr. Williams’s style is a demonstration of the ways in which hip-hop style can be expressed as ideology, a set of principles, even through clothes that come from different traditions.”
