Tribal Streetwear is a lifestyle streetwear brand inspired by a variety of southern California sub-cultures including graffiti, street art, skateboarding, surfing, tattoos, hip-hop, breakdancing, punk, low-riders, and custom culture. This edited volume uses Tribal as a lens for examining the history of streetwear.
"A book for fashion studies, cultural studies, and art history scholars, as well as fashion enthusiasts, streetwear fanatics, and supporters of Tribal Streetwear. Tribal and the Cultural Legacy of Streetwear centers on the brand's impact not only in the context of design, art and, social history, but its parallel development as a cultural movement, revealing greater connections in self-identity with bodily adornments, social spaces, and human activities."
--Nicole Rivas, fashion historian, archivist, researcher and collections specialist
"This volume displays the importance of the influence of skateboarding, surfing, Chicano culture, punk rock, tattooing, and so on, on the development of Tribal Streetwear, and in turn the brand's influence on these communities and subcultures. Containing strong personal accounts, Tribal and the Cultural Legacy of Streetwear focuses on the brand's history, influence, and scope."
--- Jason Swift, University of West Georgia, USA
