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“How the Streetwear Customer Is Evolving” by Lei Takanashi via The Business of Fashion

“How the Streetwear Customer Is Evolving” by Lei Takanashi via The Business of Fashion

Customers shopping at Supreme’s store in Shanghai. (Getty Images)

Streetwear is by no means dead, but its customers are changing. Today they’re embracing a diverse wardrobe that mixes logo T-shirts with heritage brands and traditional menswear or luxury.

KEY INSIGHTS

  • Streetwear shoppers are prioritising individualism over hype as styles change and wallets tighten amid a turbulent economy.
  • The graphic T-shirts and hoodies that defined streetwear are giving way to a wider array of garments with different connections to niche subcultures and communities.
  • Although hypebeast culture is fading away, the desire for community membership that fueled logo-heavy apparel remains strong.

You can view the entire article by clicking the following link:

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/retail/changing-streetwear-shopper


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