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BEST UK SREET-WeAR BRANDS PLUS: THE NEW WAVE OF STREewT-WAER CLOTHING IN THE UK
TRAPSTAR LONDON In 2008, three school friends from west London started making their own T-shirts and selling them at Portobello Market. Now Trapstar is a global fashion brand, worn by stars like Rhianna, Jay-Z and Stormzy. Trapstar takes its name from Trap music, a subgenre of rap that originated in the southern United States The label was founded by Mikey, Lee and Will who, despite their success, are trying to maintain a degree of anonymity. CHENILLE DECODED HOODIE TRACKSUIT - ALLOVER TIE DYE The label started in 2006 at the height of the first streetwear boom, a time when Mikey Trapstar and his business partners could be seen rolling around the streets of their native West London wearing Bape with skinny jeans, Nike Air Jordans and Ralph Lauren.
CHENILLE DECODED HOODIE TRACKSUIT - NAVY/YELLOW
Corteiz tank top - white
Corteiz On a weekend in January, groups of young people were spotted climbing fences and running through a car park in Wormwood Scrubs, west London, carrying puffer jackets from brands including The North Face, Stussy, Moncler, Supreme and Arc’teryx. They were following clues to take part in Da Great Bolo Exchange, an event organised by London-based streetwear brand Corteiz. Coordinates were shared on social media along with instructions to bring an authentic branded down jacket in reasonable condition. That made you eligible to receive one of Corteiz’s new Bolo jackets. Hundreds of young adults showed up, even though the brand had only 50 jackets to give away.
British streetwear label Corteiz has cultivated a die-hard fanbase, emerging as a hot brand in a crowded sector. Its creation of a community with authentic values resonates with its young customers.
TAX3 DRIP TRACKSUIT - BLACK
Tax 3 Established in East London, Tax3 - A hustlers uniform is more then a project, it’s a movement. A movement that celebrates the early entrepreneur, wether that’s re-sellers, traders, hair stylists or even crypto kids. The new rules are there are no rules, hustlers doesn’t mean what it used to. They now have the freedom to create and excel in any field, leaving the doorway for the next generation wide open. Staring JNR CHOI, fast rising musician and model who has worked with the likes of Dior, Palm Angels and Moncler to name a few. CHOI Is also behind the popular TikTok song ‘To The Moon’ remix haven gotten over 60 million streams on Spotify.
TAX3 DRIP TRACKSUIT - grey The ad features some of Tax3’s newest arrivals such as the Utility Puffer Jacket that’s been designed and executed to the highest standard. This isn’t just any casual jacket, Suitable for all sexes, this creation has been finished to compliment other TAX3 pieces.
UNKNOWN CLOTHING Starting with nothing less than a couple hundred pound, the first 50 black and white t-shirts were made, with the majority selling out in less than a week. Since then, Unknown is now starting to become established in and around the UK, producing premium products to an extremely loyal fan-base. Heavily influenced by the U.K rap and drill scene, Unknown is a symbol of the streets - embodying all that it takes to go from nothing, all the way to the very top.
Reversible Windbreaker Unknown Clothing is a premium clothing brand, founded in 2019. Based in the UK, Unknown strive to use the finest craftsmanship in order to create high-quality fashion pieces for the streets. Like many start-up clothing brands, Unknown Clothing started as a one-manned bedroom brand.
Grey Essentials Tracksuit
NVLTy LONDON Pronounced as “novelty” N V L T Y is a street wear brand straight from the heart of London. Using a compass of eclectic materials as the nucleus of the brand, we integrate raw street wear aesthetics with contemporary designs to construct novelty pieces. Pun intended.
LONG PAINT PUFFER JACKET - BLACK
This Fashion Duo relied on vision and perseverance to get their brand to a respectable position in Contemporary Street wear. With the likes of Tinie Tempah a fan of this prosperous clothing line I sat down with the Owners Jonah Smith & Jacob Hungo to discuss how it all started.
Patchwork Paint Jeans - grey
Racer Tracksuit - Baby Blue
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