Junglist, are you ready?
For this month’s STYLIST special feature, we thought we’d take a closer look into the 90s drum and bass scene due to its huge influence on fashion today.
All underground music cultures through different eras are liked to iconic fashion styles; the groovy disco scene of the 70s, the house scene of the 80s and of course (our favourite), the hardcore, drum & bass scene of the 90s.
The fashion which belonged to each scene were all typically very outgoing, expressive and of a fearless nature; you could wear whatever you wanted and wouldn’t be judged (sounds great, right?).
There are many different styles which come from the scene; people had a lot of freedom with what they wore but the main styles which were (and still are) associated with drum and bass were the sportswear look (slightly similar to the style of football hooligans from the 80s, only a bit flashier) and the ‘dripping in designer’ look.
Both styles are very in fashion today, especially amongst the current and existing drum and bass scene. Stores which sell this style of clothing include ASOS Marketplace, Wavey Garms and Urban Outfitters
In the video on the next page, the way that the scene was approached and the way that people dressed is explained a bit more and you can take a deeper look into the traditional ways of the scene.
Click here for a playlist of our favourite drum and bass tunes!