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The complete outfit consisted of the tracksuit, a fake Fendi leather and plastic baseball hat, a fake Louis Vuitton plastic and leather bumbag, a gold metal dollar pendant, Nike Air Flight leather trainers (on loan) and sunglasses. The outfit reflected a ‘B-Boy’ style of dress worn by some young British men in 1988.\r\n\r\n‘B-Boy’ was the name given to young, urban African-Americans associated with the Rap and Hip-Hop scene. The term came into usage in Britain through hit singles by <i>Run DMC</i> and the <i>Beastie Boys</i>. It was particularly associated with labelled sports clothes, specific brands of trainers, baseball caps and chunky jewellery. Brand consciousness was an important part of the style and the conservative designs of coveted labels were individually customised to add ‘street flavour’. Here the tracksuit, always a popular garment for B-Boys, was designed in what became known as ‘ghetto couture’ with fake Gucci, Fendi and Louis Vuitton elements.","physicalDescription":"Brown leather and nylon tracksuit (jacket and trousers), with fake Gucci print.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"leather","id":"AAT11845"},{"text":"nylon","id":"AAT14462"}],"techniques":[{"text":"sewing","id":"AAT53658"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Leather and nylon","categories":[{"text":"African Diaspora","id":"THES48873"},{"text":"Black History","id":"THES48989"},{"text":"Fakes & forgeries","id":"THES48958"},{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Men's clothes","id":"THES49043"},{"text":"Womenswear","id":"THES49044"},{"text":"Informal wear","id":"THES48935"},{"text":"Evening wear","id":"THES48999"},{"text":"Streetstyle exhibition 1994","id":"THES282706"},{"text":"Caribbean","id":"THES286921"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2018LC2257","2017KF5481","2017KF5482","2017KF5483","2017KF5484","2017KF5485","2017KF5486","2017KF5487","2017KF5488","2017KF5489","2018LC2258","2018LC2262","2006AT2842"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"A","id":"THES404167"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"A","id":"THES404167"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Jacket","id":""}],[{"text":"Trousers","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"United States","id":"x29333"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1988","earliest":"1988-01-01","latest":"1988-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Weight","value":"1.2","unit":"kg","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Registered File number 1994/1708, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Paid in Full B-Boy UK 1988' (includes the bumbag T.1028-1994, the baseball hat T.1029-1994, the sunglasses T.1030-1994 and the pendant T.1031-1994).","historicalContext":"'Brown leather and nylon tracksuit, fake Gucci print; leather and plastic baseball hat, fake Fendi; plastic and leather bumbag, fake Louis Vuitton print; gold metal dollar pendant; leather trainers, Nike Air Flight; sunglasses.\r\nBrand consciousness and relentless competition amongst hip hoppers, in the mid to late 1980s, eventually led to individual customization. Tailors, the most famous being Dapper Dan in Harlem, New York, took the most expensive and conservative designs of coveted labels and added an extra twist of ‘street flavour’. Here the tracksuit, always a popular garment for B-Boys, was designed in what became known as ‘ghetto couture’ with fake Gucci, Fendi and Louis Vuitton prints.\r\nCompiled by Normski and Four Star General. 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