This vibrant retrospective of streetwear  and everything in between from 1989-2001 honoured the years Black Britons  carved their own identities through the way they wore their clothes.   Much of this could be seen in photos of children,  teens or artists such as London Posse staring proudly or defiantly at the camera in a uniform made of up of either loud and bright colours, Clark boots, Air Force ones or pinrolled jeans.  Elsewhere, references to EPMD,  Soul II Soul, Kid N Play comic books and  Streetfighter were reminders of entertainment’s influence in all of this – and a longer or bigger  exhibition might have had the opportunity to explore this further.  But what it achieved in a weekend is still applaudable – the recognition of a subculture that continues to inspire, and is hard not to love.

Check out the TCé snapshot from our recent visit:

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