I became vaguely aware of this… fashion trend? a few years ago on reddit. And it seems there is now at least one Lemmy community devoted to it.

So genuine question - is all streetwear just an elaborate joke, like when that guy put a urinal in an art museum to make a point about the nature of art? Because it seems like the unifying theme in streetwear is that it all looks like it is intentionally bad. Like the designer saw all the ways normal people dressed themselves poorly, and emphasized those traits. If I saw someone walking down the street in clothes I normally see posted on /c/streetwear, I would wonder what kind of bet they lost.

Do I just not “get” art? Am I now just one of the olds? What is going on here?

    • felixwhynot@lemmy.world
      22·
      6 days ago

      This is a runway shot… those pieces are loud and the outfit is meant to be provocative. The sweater would be easy to style with jeans for example which would create a more reasonable everyday outfit

        • felixwhynot@lemmy.world
          22·
          6 days ago

          This looks like a pretty normal outfit… I would say streetwear is not a joke and is just a term for casual dressing

          • blarghly@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            913·
            6 days ago

            I guess it isn’t an “I lost a bet outfit”. But leopard print jacket + jorts is like combining two different kinds of trashy that clash synergistically. And this wasn’t an outfit that was just thrown together to buy milk. Guy intentionally put together the outfit, took a picture, posted it on the internet, and listed the articles of clothing he is wearing so others could replicate the look.

            • angrystego@lemmy.world
              15·
              6 days ago

              It’s not my style but it doesn’t stand out to me. Also, to each their own. So I’d say the answer to your question is the last one you suggested - you’re one of the olds now. Please, try to stay benevolent and empathetic to the younger or just different ones.

        • SanguinePar@lemmy.world
          11·
          6 days ago

          I don’t see anything wrong, or even odd about what he’s wearing. It’s just a jacket and some shorts. If I passed him in the street, I doubt I’d even register his clothes tbh.