streetwear

American  

[street-wair] / ˈstritˌwɛər /

noun

1. fashionable casual clothes, especially such clothes originating in hip hop, surfing, or skateboarding culture, such as sneakers, T-shirts, and hoodies.

   The runway’s predominant influence this season is streetwear.

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streetwear British  

/ ˈstriːtˌwɛə /

noun

1. fashionable casual clothes

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Etymology

Origin of streetwear

First recorded in 1820–25 as street wear; street ( def. ) + wear ( def. )

Example Sentences

Similar to Leimert Park, this corridor is home to an array of Black-owned businesses including Supervsn Studios, the flagship for Gavin Mathieu’s streetwear and lifestyle brand, and Simply Wholesome, which has been serving up organic smoothies and bites for 40 years.

From Los Angeles Times

But under the influence of a feminine use deemed "more creative", menswear is seeing the emergence of "ties that are almost streetwear, worn with very wide trousers, over T-shirts, hoodies, or even deliberately worn badly", noted Marc Beauge, editor of the biannual men's fashion magazine L'Etiquette in France.

From Barron's

The disco-meets-space-cowboy stage outfits that the members wore for “The Voice” taping are swapped out for Gen Z streetwear.

From Los Angeles Times

The girls are mixing it with streetwear and then they’re also taking it to work and being super busy and then they’re going out and playing in them.

From Los Angeles Times

Dressed in a modest white tee and basketball shorts, the música mexicana star’s outfit that day was a far cry from the oversized streetwear and diamond-encrusted jewelry he usually dons in public.

From Los Angeles Times