A lot has changed in six years. The perceptible growth that street culture has experienced alongside its major players and influencers can be witnessed in many forms. Ties between hip-hop and streetwear have long-since been self-evident, yet have manifested differently over time, and as such 2008 was the year A Bathing Ape chose Kanye West and Big Sean among others to feature in the brand’s Fall/Winter lookbook. Clearly the connotations this lookbook presents are vastly different from today as a testament to the evolution that has inevitably taken place; baggy denim, off-kilter caps and relaxed-fitting silhouettes were conventions that many would not consider out of place 5 years ago, while juxtaposed with today these semblances combined seem quite outworn. One may simply sift through more recent snaps of Kanye West, Big Sean, Pharrell, a HUMANMADE NIGO and other artists that appear in the images above to witness the fleeting nature of trends and styles.
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