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rom Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s
unquestionable influence on the punkmovement, to
the countless style stories that underscore the birth
of hip-hop; from UK garage’s flashy uniform of Moschino
denim and Versace shirts, to grime’s rejection of the same
in favour of tracksuits and trainers, contemporary fashion
has always been inherently connected to subculture.
Whether translating the spirit of a musical genre into its
visual representation, or itself giving birth to a new way
of thinking and expressing yourself, the fact remains;
it was never just clothes.
InassociationwithThe ImpossibleProject, this season Jacket
Required investigates what subculture means to fashion’s
past, present and future. In a series of interviews with three
authorities of style and creativity, we look deeper into the
connections between the clothes we wear and the cultures
we claim, and how that has changed over the years.
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