Does Trends Make Musicians, or Do Musicians Make Trends?

Many familiar elements from everyday life have become popular thanks to the musicians.

Jackets were known not only among motorcyclists. Elvis Presley became the first musician in the world to wear a black jacket, which set a certain style of clothing for many generations.

Fans adopted the trend of their idol - so the jacket turned into an element of the image of rock musicians, and later representatives of glam metal, gothic rock, grunge, heavy metal and other areas of "heavy" music.

Outside 1975. The Ramones impress everyone not only with their music,movies or other entertainment but also with their appearance: leather jackets, torn jeans, battered and worn sneakers. Prior to this, no group has appeared on stage in this form, adopting the manner of the Mexican punks from the streets.

The protest against mainstream music and pop culture has grown into punk trend. Followers of the movement preferred massive shoes: motorcycle boots, creepers, Dr. shoes Martens, or sneakers or half-sneakers, we will talk about them.

In the 70-80s Dr. boots Martens entrenched in a musical culture, and then reached a wide audience. Shoes were indispensable shoes for participants in various festivals, hitchhiking. Martins are spread among young people, especially in subculture circles: hippies, punks, goths and others.

A little later, all the representatives of the new generation began to wear them, drawing logos of popular groups, or leaving the appearance unchanged. Simple, massive, bright - they secured the label of “forbidden” shoes, which increased popularity among young people, but not among parents shocked by the choice of children.

The trend for Converse All-Star, they are also converse, went all from the same punks and their culture. Members of The Ramones and Blondie in the 70-80s wore sneakers on stage, contributing to their popularity among the audience. Sneakers were given a second life in the 90s, when grunge was especially famous.

Representatives of this trend Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam influenced the trend of generation. Fans of the groups took over their craving for simplicity, negligence, everyday life - worn sneakers, stretched sweaters, shirts, torn jeans.

Hip-hop culture has made popular another type of shoe - sneakers. Yes, they were in demand among athletes, but found a new wave of fans. Why sneakers? Hip-hop was originally the "voice" of the streets, and the performers did not have money for expensive clothes and shoes.

Sneakers are comfortable, lightweight, they are ordinary, as well as the appearance of the musicians. It is now they release their models of sneakers or become the "faces" of certain brands.

Snapback trend also appeared thanks to hip-hop. In the 1990s, bands like N.W.A on the west coast and Mobb Deep on the east began to wear them, which triggered a wave of fame among fans. For some time, snapbacks went out of trend, but at the beginning of 2011 interest in them returned.

Chris Brown and Tyga recorded a song called “Snapback Back,” deciding to revive a forgotten style.

Musicians influence not only their highly specialized manner of dressing, but also the popularity of things among people. Converses, jackets, ripped jeans, snapbacks, martins, sneakers gained fame due to the fact that at the right time mainstream and beloved fan groups wore these things.

It’s hard to imagine a casual wardrobe without these familiar elements of clothing.