ASAP Rocky walked the runway for Hood by Air at Mercedes-Benz 2013 New York Fashion Week, and though many may applaud the Harlem rapper for stepping onto a scene many hip-hop heads won’t dare to go, there are a few of us who are looking beyond the act, and at the clothes.
The talent behind the design, Shayne Oliver, says his luxury street wear brand is intended to “push people,” to give them a “new standards of what is classic and what is formal.” Though we agree that Oliver’s designs are definitely pushing the envelope, is hip hop as a whole ready for fashion innovation?
Check out A$AP Rocky, Boy Child and more as they model Hood by Hair’s fall 2013 line.
