Streetwear. Once a niche subgenre of menswear, now the default setting. What used to be a counterculture scene built around inexpensive logo tees and screen-printed graphics has become intertwined with high fashion to the point that any clear lines between the two are almost entirely blurred.
Looking at the positives, this mainstream adoption of streetwear has caused a general shift in formality across the board. Menswear has become more relaxed, so there’s now more scope for mixing and matching pieces that wouldn’t traditionally have been put together. In short, it has broadened our sartorial horizons. But as streetwear’s popularity has grown,