As founder of UW’s Hip Hop Student Association, Mikeskee Huang knows a thing or two about street fashion. I caught him in Red Square near the beginning of the quarter rocking some classic winter black and white. Since I was on my way to class, I asked Mikeskee if he would take the time to write a few words on what hip hop and street fashion at large mean to him.
“Fashion to me is somewhat captured by this quote… ‘Fashion is my armor in this battle for identity’.” Mikeskee explained that each article of clothing he wears represents one part of his identity. His H&M skinny jeans, for example, are there both to emphasize his “Taxi Cab” Jordan XIIs, and as a nod to his b-boy roots.
“The layered coats … are neutral colors to not take away from what I wish to emphasize (cap, shirt, sneakers).” Just goes to show that there are a lot of different ways to interpret an outfit.
Click here to read Mikeskee’s views on hip hop culture and b-boy steez, the evolution of fashion and his own personal style, as well as notes on what he wore for this image.
