Hip hop fashion
Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs recently joined forces with music producer and hip-hop artist Pharrell Williams to create a line of funky eyewear. Terms of the deal were not available. But such partnerships between upscale companies and hip-hop artists are becoming increasingly common.
October 12, 2004
Companies take to the rap culture
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world's largest luxury goods company, is turning to hip-hop to help boost its sales.
Hip-Hop fashion: From gold links to pink
From bamboo earrings -- at least two pair -- to "throwback" jerseys, hip-hop fashion is rampant, constantly changing but forever defining urban flavor and style.
Glossary: Hip-Hop Fashion Terms Defined
5411's -- (n) a type of Reebok brand sneakers, given the name because of its price after taxes, $54.11 e.g. "5411's, size seven in girls"
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