You see, in bboying, a rule they tell you is to “dress fresh,” which has come to mean “dress in matching brands.” In the beginning this made sense to me, but now I have a few pushbacks:
- This is expression-insensitive. If dancing is about expression, putting a conforming element on it works the other way.
- This could be body-insensitive. My feet are made for Nike but my body maybe for some other brands.
- This could be financially-insensitive. In order to have matching head-to-toe, that could easily cost over a hundred, if not hundreds. For an activity that gets your clothes dirty!! It makes no sense for those who have hard budgets.
Hiphop/bboying has a lot of diverse factions within it – mentality-wise people are on a spectrum of conservative to progressive. I’m a smattering in-between depending on the topic (e.g., balance, forms, culture, etc. etc.).
