Subculture 5 The Raver.

raver

ˈreɪvə/

noun

informal

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   BRITISH

   a person who has an exciting and uninhibited social life.

   "she sounds like a bit of a raver"
2. 2. 

   a person who regularly goes to raves.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Rave Culture

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   The rave scene started by the Acid House scene of the late 1980s. Acid House started the popularity of house music. House Music added a repetitive beat with elements of trance. Acid House has its origins in Chicago where the first supposed Acid House record was created.

   
   

   A rave is a large dance party featuring performances by DJs and occasionally liveperformers playing electronic music, particularly electronic dance music (EDM). The music is amplified with a large, powerful sound reinforcement system, typically with large sub woofers to produce a deep bass sound. The music is accompanied by laser light shows, projected images, visual effects and fog machines. The word “rave” was first used in the late 1980s to describe the subculture that grew out of the acid house moveme

   
   

   The underground get-together’s of acid-lovers were held in various unknown locations out of the cities – abandoned warehouses, old plants and parking lots. People used to get information about locations by calling a phone number. They dressed up, took their friends and went to be free and dance.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Raver Hairstyles

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   The typical raver hairstyle is to wear you hair in buns. This includes 'messy buns' and the most famous rave bun, the 'space buns'. These are two little tight buns on each side of your head, many 21st Century Music Icons have worn this hairstyle such as Miley Cyrus and Gwen Stefani. 

   
   

   Other ravers wear their hair in high bunches and ponytails. Plaits and braids are also popular with the rave scene. 

   
   

   Many Ravers like to change their hair to fluorescent colours such as pink and blue. This may just be in a few streaks of hair, or all over. 

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Raver Fashion and Accessories

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Rave fashion included creating a whole look. It wasn't just about the clothing but the accessories and hair styling etc to. Clothing included wearing cropped tops, fluorescent colours and trippy prints. Many ravers tops central print was text of Acid and the iconic yellow smiley face. 

   
   

   
   

   Many Ravers wore bright coloured beaded accessories, in many colours including necklaces, bracelets and rings. Some ravers wore caps, and today a 2016 raver would wear a cap or bucket hat. Accessories such as bandannas and popped out lenses of fluorescent coloured glasses were also worn.

   
   

   
   

   The 2016 Raver now would wear a fluorescent coloured block coloured zip jacket or an adidas zip jacket. 

   
   

   Rave fashion to me is all about comfort. You have to wear your outfit all night long, so must be comfy.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Raver Makeup 

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Rave makeup included also fluorescent colours. The main focus was on wearing paint. This came in different forms and shapes on the face, but mainly dots were used on the cheeks and under the eyes. 

   
   

   Bold lips and eyes were everything. Eyeshadow included many shades of different bold fluorescent colours in strips on each eye.Lip colour was always bold and mainly pinks were used. 

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Rave Music/ Icons

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Rave music refers to the late 1980s and early 1990s delivery of house, techno, and acid house played at clubs and dance parties. This was one of the first booms of electronic dance music which started in Europe and expanded to North America shortly thereafter. 

   
   

   Rave music is generally considered happy and synthesizer-heavy. It's sound would later develop into drum and bass and jazzstep among other genres.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Miley Cyrus as recent rave icon

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Gwen Stefani styled as raver

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Rave Photographer

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Dave Swindells

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   As acid house took control of the UK’s sound systems at the end of the 80s, photojournalist Dave Swindells found himself at the middle of a youth explosion. As Strut Records prepares to release This Ain’t Chicago: The Underground Sound of UK House & Acid 1987–1991 this month, Swindells recalls a pivotal night when clubbers took over the streets of central London for a spontaneous rave.  

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Rave inspired Fashion Collections

   
   

   
   

   House of Holland Spring 2013

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   House of Hollands Spring 2013 collection reminds me of rave culture. This is due to the bold fluorescent trippy prints , the makeup and the accessories. The colours in this collection are bold, bright fluorescent colours.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Rave inspired photoshoots

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   ID magazine 1985 Patsy Kensit N0. 25

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Features Patsy wearing a neon pink top, a messy, sweaty hairstyle and exaggerated eyeshadow and eyeliner. The ID cover combines this image and styling with bold fluorescent coloured text. 

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Exploring styling a look of a 'Raver' 

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   These are my best collages from my visual sketchbook of Ravers.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

Subculture 4 Hip Hop.

hip hop

noun

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   a style of popular music of US black and Hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   

Hip Hop Culture

Hip Hop Culture first came about in the late 1970s in the poorest districts of New York City by African American and Latino teenagers. For Hip Hop culture young people gathered in parks, playgrounds and street corners. The Hip Hop scene brought about break dancing and graffiti art. Many of these young teenagers were jobless, but managed to find work as DJs in discos where they learnt  how to use dj mixer's to play records etc. Mostly they would DJ at free block parties in their neighbourhoods where they'd play funk and disco tracks and ask a friend to be their MC. The MC's job was to introduce the DJ, encourage the dancing and provide entertainment that eventually brought about rap culture. 

Hip Hop Hairstyle

Hip Hop hair for men and women feature many different funky styles, mainly around afro hairstyle including plaits and braids.  Many photoshoots feature women hair being gelled to the side of their face in a curl. 

Hip Hop Fashion and Accessories

Hip Hop fashion included wearing baggy clothing, such as oversized trackuit bottoms/ tops. The 'baseball' type sports jacket and cap combination was also brought into fashion during this time and culture with the emergence of girl group 'Salt N Pepa' and their fashion. Hip Hop fashion also included many types of branded sneakers.

Baggy clothing

Hip Hop accessories and style included wearing many gold chains around your neck, usually with a dollar sign hanging off it.  Medallions were popular but also gold rings, watches and bracelets. 

One aspect i noticed is that girls often wore denim including dungarees with a brand t-shirt combination such as a Tommy Hilfiger logo top. Many stylists in photoshoots would wrap shirts and tie them around the waist, creating layers.

Hip Hop Makeup

Hip Hop makeup was bold and vibrant. It usually focused on the eyes and the lips. Primary colours and gold combinations were common. 

Hip Hop Music/ Icons

In the 1970s, Hip Hop, an underground urban movement began to develop in the South Bronx in NY City. It focused on emceeing, breakbeats and house parties. Jamaican born DJ CLIVE 'Kool Herc' Campbell was highly influential in the pioneering stage of hip hop music.

Now, hip hop music was brought success with Kanye West in the 2000s. Hip Hop music is rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping and a rhythmic speech that is chanted.

Salt n Pepa

The trio released several successful albums in the late 1980s and '90s, including A Salt with a Deadly Pepa and Blacks' Magic, which provided such hits as "Let's Talk About Sex," "Shoop" and "Whatta Man." They are iconic for their baseball look jackets, chains and cap mix in bold primary colours such as yellow, red, green and black. 

Tupac 

Tupac was an American rapper and a hip hop legend with explicit and controversial lyrics. Most of Tupac's songs were about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghetto, racism, other social problems and conflicts with other rappers during the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry.  

Hip Hop Films/ TV Programmes

Wild Style 1983

Wild Style shows the culture of Hip Hop including the combination of graffiti art and personal life. It is full of great subway shots, breakdancing, freestyle, MCing, which are all the main focuses of Hip Hop culture. 

8 mile 2002

8 mile focuses on the captivating life of the legendary rapper Eminem and shows the story of his troubles as an aspiring rapper. His only way out of the ghetto and torturous life he's living in is with his talent of rapping, which many youngers growing up in the hip hop environment can relate to. 

Hip Hop Styled Photoshoots/ Fashion Collections 

 RIHANNA I-D MAGAZINE PRE-SPRING 15. BY PAOLO ROVERSI.

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To me, this shoot of Rhianna screams Hip Hop. The use of denim as a two piece and the way it is styled by twisting round the body really reminds me of hip hop culture.It's the clothes, the hair, the makeup, the pose, and the background that gives the hip hop nature away.

Rhianna is posed wearing gold hoop earrings,denim clothing, gold eyeshadow,bold lipstick, with many funky braids falling down her face.

Hip Hop inspired Fashion Collections

Alexander Wang Spring 2013

Alexander Wang's Spring 2013 collection portrayed a  sporty aesthetic. Boxy shirts and bermuda shorts were sliced and diced into strips, then fused back together with fishing line, providing peaks of sexy skin under boyish silhouettes.

Moschino Fall/Winter 2015-16

What inspired me about the above picture from Moschino's Fall/ Winter 2015 collection was the use of colour. Bold primary colours were used in quilted material featuring many different cuts, included crop tops and skirts. The use of cap style hats in these bold primary colours also adds to the whole sense of hip hop style. 

Within my research i found a lot of girls in hop hop culture wear denim, and denim mixes and two pieces. So i found this collection from Moschino and i fell in love. I love the patchwork denim mixed with rich gold and the use of gold chains. Again the cap mixed with the clothing really draws attention to hip hop colour and pulls to the richness of the colour gold in the patchwork. 

Frankie Morello S/S 2013

Frankie Morello (Italian Fashion) celebrated ghetto style with this spring summer 2013 collection. Inspiration came from styling of rapper,s hip hoppers, breakdancers, basketball players, gangsters etc. The collection featured the 'American Ghetto' with elements of multi ethnic and culture. 

The collection featured oversized volumes in black and white enlightened by gold elements, flat peaked caps, metal mesh, gold chains and python print leather and nylon are mixed with super-bleached denim, rap quotes and graffiti- effect graphics. 

My own mock photoshoot for Hip Hop Style.

These are my best collages from my visual sketchbook on Hip Hop