Alternative fashion
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Alternative fashion is an umbrella term encompassing a plethora of styles that have one major thing in common - they, at least at one time, stood apart from mainstream commercial fashion. The term has long been associated with the fashions of specific subcultures (e.g.: emo, scene, Goth subculture, Hip hop, industrial, Cyberpunk, etc.), however it is not limited to this application. In general alternative, or 'alt,' fashion does not conform to style trends of the times that have widespread popularity. It may exhibit itself as a fringe style - extremely attention grabbing and more artistic than practical - but it can also develop from anti-fashion sentiments that focus on simplistic utilitarian drives (e.g.: grunge fashion, which was largely based around comfort and availability).
Related concept material
- Cultural appropriation
- Subculture
- List of subcultures
- History of Western subcultures in the 20th Century
- Youth subculture
- Hipster
- History of the punk subculture
Alternative fashion examples
- Aristocrat
- Artistic Dress
- Beatnik
- Cottagecore
- Cyber fashion
- Emo
- Fetish fashion
- Flapper
- Goblincore
- Goth fashion
- Greaser (subculture)
- Grunge fashion
- Gyaru
- Heavy metal fashion
- Hip hop
- Hippie
- Hipster
- Japanese street fashion
- Lolita fashion
- Mobster
- Mod
- Biker
- Pin-up
- Punk fashion
- Raver
- Rivethead
- Rockabilly
- Rocker (subculture)
- Rude boy
- Scene (subculture)
- Seapunk
- Skater fashion
- Skinhead
- Soft grunge
- Steampunk
- Surfer
See also
- Hipster
- Subculture
- List of subcultures
- Metal couture
- History of the punk subculture
- History of modern Western subcultures
- Youth subculture
