My UK/London bruvs..

[LoMax30]

Are there any clothing brands or trends you guys rock with that you would view as being uniquely 'American'? North Face? Ralph Lauren?

 

[Dushane Hill]

Not really.

Brands like Ralph, North Face etc. are global....People have always rocked Ralph and North Face out here. First American ppl I saw rocking North Face was Chief Keef and them, was shocked because I always thought it was a UK thing.

Believe it or not people would get clowned on for wearing Jordans/basketball creps (sneakers) because we always saw it as an American thing. But then from I'd say around 2011 people jumped on the Jordan bandwagon and it became pretty mainstream. You'll still get clowned for wearing Lebrons though, they just don't look right on UK soil.

Trainer/sneaker culture over here is completely different.

 

[Kitsch]

It isn't so much brands, more style/ aesthetic. Shoes like Foamposites or Griffeys are alien to most people.

 

[Captain]

You'll still get clowned for wearing Lebrons though, they just don't look right on UK soil.

Them ugly shyts don't look right on any soil bruv.

 

[LoMax30]

Not really.

Brands like Ralph, North Face etc. are global....People have always rocked Ralph and North Face out here. First American ppl I saw rocking North Face was Chief Keef and them, was shocked because I always thought it was a UK thing.

Believe it or not people would get clowned on for wearing Jordans/basketball creps (sneakers) because we always saw it as an American thing. But then from I'd say around 2011 people jumped on the Jordan bandwagon and it became pretty mainstream. You'll still get clowned for wearing Lebrons though, they just don't look right on UK soil.

Trainer/sneaker culture over here is completely different.

Pretty interesting take I think with the internet certain clothing trends aren't as regional as they once were but there are still little nuances people pick up on (like wearing Foams in the UK). I see little things that have picked up steam here in the states over the past few years that I always associated with UK style like football kits and training pants. I randomly started seeing heads wearing Stoney here but I think it's still in the very early phase that anyone wearing it knows it's a London thing.

 

[Dushane Hill]

Pretty interesting take I think with the internet certain clothing trends aren't as regional as they once were but there are still little nuances people pick up on (like wearing Foams in the UK). I see little things that have picked up steam here in the states over the past few years that I always associated with UK style like football kits and training pants. I randomly started seeing heads wearing Stoney here but I think it's still in the very early phase that anyone wearing it knows it's a London thing.

Yeah I noticed this as well, in recent years I've seen a lot of rappers rocking Arsenal/Man United/PSG/Real shirts. In fact I always find it weird when I see Americans rocking nike tracksuits/joggers....for the reason that traditionally it's been the way we've dressed out here since decades ago. I think with the internet people stateside are able to see how young black people over here dress and what not, and because of that it may (or may not) be a case of you guys taking influence. Same way we used to take influence as well, leather Avirex jackets used to be HUGE out here in the early 2000's....I thought that was a UK thing until I got exposed to Hip Hop and saw you guys were rocking them from early, but it was obvious we took influence. In fact heres a video you might find interesting...



edit: not sure why the video isn't showing i pasted the link as normal

This is from 1993 in Leeds (a city in the northern part of England) as you can see the way they're dressed is damn near identical, so we've always been influenced by American street wear to a certain extent. I just think now the way we dress is also an influence to you guys across the pond.

But like the homie @Kitsch said, it's more of a style thing than brands. When the whole xxxxxl white tee and jeans thing was standard street wear in America, that was a big no no over hear...people would just get clowned and accused of begging it if they wore anything above an L.

 

[LoMax30]

This is from 1993 in Leeds (a city in the northern part of England) as you can see the way they're dressed is damn near identical, so we've always been influenced by American street wear to a certain extent. I just think now the way we dress is also an influence to you guys across the pond.

But like the homie @Kitsch said, it's more of a style thing than brands. When the whole xxxxxl white tee and jeans thing was standard street wear in America, that was a big no no over hear...people would just get clowned and accused of begging it if they wore anything above an L.

I couldn't agree more. I think we both take certain influence from each other and a lot of times we don't even realize it. I think as of late Americans have become a little more open to receiving and acknowledging influences from other places. I've always been a gear head so when I travel overseas I'm like to see what the trends/styles are.

I always thought tracksuits and jackets were dope. For me it was part being aware of what UK cats been doing but also a spin on that 80s/90s Italian American mobster look which was more than likely brought over from Italy.

I agree that there's definitely a style difference, especially in terms of fit. I will say that style wise I think Americans and Brits have more in common than say Americans and French/Parisians.

 

[LoMax30]

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