Hip-hop was born in pursuit of fashion. The opening pages of Sowmya Krishnamurthy’s Fashion Killa remind the reader that DJ Kool Herc’s genius sparked because his sister Cindy wanted fresh school ...

Fashion and style have always been important to Hip-Hop, from rappers shouting out what they wore and what brands they liked to the impact the genre has on global culture. In the past three years ...

Journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy has spent a large part of her career documenting hip-hop culture. Over the course of her writing career, she’s written pieces for XXL, TIME, Complex and countless other ...

Once upon a time, in a land not-so-far away, being too dripped out was a crime. Seriously. In her new book, Fashion Killa: How Hip-Hop Revolutionized High Fashion, journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy ...

The most relevant of which is definitely ASAP’s 2013 “Fashion Killa” video, which Rihanna co-starred in with him. Even back then, a whopping nine years ago now (!), the pair were soooo flirty in the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Cover art owned by Gallery Books. On Aug. 11, 1973, the then 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc hosted a ...

For years, stylists were the unsung heroes of the fashion world – creating show-stopping looks for our favorite stars while staying in the shadows. Their work got all the shine, but their names rarely ...

Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The relationship between hip-hop and fashion has evolved over the ...

Jim Jones flips Kanye West’s petty insult into musical art in “Fashion Killa.” Jim Jones and Kanye West are back in the headlines together again. The culture is buzzing. The Harlem capo truly knows ...

"Fashion Killa" is a fundamentally silly song; it's the Long.Live.A$AP track where A$AP Rocky spends the entire song rattling off the names of fashion brands. But ...

Kyle Kuzma and his girlfriend Winnie Harlow often steal the spotlight with their impressive outfits. Harlow, who is a fashion model and brand ambassador, was on the latest cover of Marine Serre.