This picture is from GQ magazine, saying that Wale, Drake, and Kid Cudi have "killed" the "gangster image" of rappers now a days. I totally disagree. What is the so called "Image" of a Gangster? I've seen thugs in dress shirts, Gangsters in suits ? ? I think their music (which actually have substance and content) "kills" the gangster rappers music, not image.
But back to the origianl reason i started this post. "The Difference Between Fashion and Style"
so what is the difference?
here are some quote of what people said on Yahoo Answers:
"Style looks good no matter what the fashion. Fashion only looks good in it's time"
"Style is ur own trend or in my opinion it's like ur taste in chosing stuff, is mostly about what u put on or wear or anythin related to trend,clothes,make-up and accessories"
"Style means own choice which suite to a person and fashion means adapting the latest things popular in the new generation"
"Fashion is only what is "in" at that specific time or season.. Where as style looks good no matter what and technically shouldn't date"
Some of the quotes above are pretty good at summing up Fashion vs. Style. I would have to say:
"Fashion is the clothes one is wearing, Style is how one wears the clothes"
Prime example : Mr. West and Mr. Timberlake. Both in semi-business casual fashion (aside from the jeans on Kanye), but look how they differ. Jus from the one more un-buttoned button on Kanye shows how their styles are different. Even on Justin, if his shirt was un-buttoned down one more, it would totally change the "image" "style" that is portrayed.
Now as for these "Gangster Rapper Killers" LOL
Look at each of them... All Fashionable. But such great deal of different style. For example, look at their pants, all wearing jeans. Drake- Loose baggy. Cudi- Slim Skinny. Wale- Skinny and sagging. Look at their shoes, Drake- Tim's (arising fashion). Cudi- Chucks (Timeless Fashion). Wale- Nike Foams(HomeTown Fashion). Now for the Tops Drake- White Tee/White Hoody/Jacket(prolly a name brand of some short) Cudi- Bright Ass Jacket. Wale- Graphic Tee (prolly BBC, Supreme, THs, or STUSSY) with a black Jacket.
Now overall: Drake- Looks like something Jay-Z was wearing in 2002. Cudi- Typical Hypebeast Look of New Yorks inner city. Wale- Looks like a semi-thug an has emphasis from the shoes and shirt (i think the beanie set off the thug apperance).
But White Jacket on a Plain white shirt, is not a good look, and then having Brown Boots on with it. or a Bright muliti-colored jacket that matchings nothing from the rest of your outfit is not a good look. As for the Poofy ass Jacket, im not too sure about, (thats a style thing) but i think they should have stayed in the Hilfiger days. also if the graphic in the shirt was silver it would have a better correlation with the shoes.
With That being said, go look at the 1st picture in these post. Who has style?
