DESCRIPTION
Bigger Than Fashion delivers a detailed account of how an underground American subculture reshaped the global fashion industry and why that change matters for contemporary culture.
Called streetwear, this movement fused graffiti hip-hop surf skate and punk to create a distinct creative economy. Many mainstream fashion histories overlook these street-level origins; this book fills that gap by explaining how creators built brands community and commerce and what that means for your understanding of design culture or retail strategy.
- Chronicles growth from 1980s independent labels to worldwide influence
- Explains how T-shirts hoodies and sneakers became cultural status markers
- Profiles influential brands and the people behind them
- Maps global diffusion from US malls to Tokyo boutiques and Paris runways
- Analyzes brand collaborations exclusivity and the business models that scaled street culture
Bigger Than Fashion tells the decades-long journey featuring brands like Stüssy BAPE Supreme The Hundreds and Off-White and shows how outsider creativity moved into mainstream markets. Unlike conventional couture-centered histories this book centers practitioners and grassroots practice so you can compare street-level innovation to top-down fashion systems and apply those lessons to design research brand building or cultural study.
Hardcover 1.2 H x 9.1 L x 6.0 W 352 pages Published by Simon & Schuster Suitable for students designers brand managers and anyone studying modern fashion culture