But, in the early 1980s, fashion brands faced a dilemma: embrace hip-hop, an exciting, raw sound, or shun it for fear of offending mass audiences. Along came Run DMC, who proved it was possible ...

This was the era of punks, skinheads, glam metal, goths, and hip-hop. The 1980s is perhaps most ... many items of clothing were considered for shock value and designed to provoke outrage among ...

The Bronx native’s birthday dinner became a testament to the evolution of hip-hop fashion ... appreciation for the fashion foundations laid by artists from the late 1980s and 1990s while ...