Street-smart: the sought after fashion aesthetic

Within the fashion world there’s so many different styles of clothing, there’s virtually an endless number of different possibilities to what you can wear and what styles you can have. One of the more popular styles currently in fashion is street-smart, which is where people take inspiration from urban culture and comfort. From oversized hoodies to baggy jumpers, it’s all about finding the outfit that works for you.

If you’re looking for inspiration on how you can get the street-smart look, then such items as the men’s varsity jacket can be a great place to start. Adding both style and practicality to your outfit, there’s not many other better options available to get this look.

If you’re stuck on what else you can wear, don’t worry as in this article we’ll be taking a look into the street-smart look and how you can obtain it too.

With the street-smart having its own space in the fashion world, it can be difficult to find your way if you’re only taking your first steps. At its core, it takes heavy inspiration from streetwear especially that worn in the 90s by skaters, baggy clothing such as jeans and hoodies are at the core of streetwear and feature heaving in the street-smart look.

It slightly deviates from streetwear as it adds a layer of casualness to it, making it easier to style and being appropriate for more occasions. For example, you could wear a nice casual quarter zip fleece with flared jeans and some sneakers or go bold with an oversized hoodie and then wear more casual jeans and shoes. Mixing these two together gives you a number of different options and allows you to mix and match as you see fit.

Let’s take a look at some of these pieces in more detail.

Oversized hoodies

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Taking great inspiration from early 90s streetwear, the oversized hoodie has been a mainstay in the fashion industry for a number of years now. Originally worn by just skaters, it’s grown in popularity and is now worn by anyone, being included in numerous different outfits.

The oversized hoodie can be worn to suit a number of different outfit styles, such as casual, smart casual or street-smart. Having one piece of clothing that can fit into any of these categories is a great tool to have in your wardrobe and makes creating new and interesting outfits that much easier. You can choose a bold and bright hoodie or go more quiet and laid back, it all depends on how bold you want your outfit to be.

Cargo pants

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Having recently had a massive increase in popularity, cargo pants are seemingly back in fashion. Not only are they in style, but they also offer both comfort and practicality to an outfit due to having numerous extra pockets available.

Cargo pants tend to be much baggier than your standard jeans, making them a much more comfortable option available if you’re planning on having them on for a longer period of time.

Chunky sneakers

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Sneakers are such a key part to an outfit that they can make or break it. Choosing the right sneaker is key and really depends on how the rest of your outfit is going to look. If you’ve already gone bold with your other pieces, it may be worth having a much more toned-down pair on to even out the outfit.

However, if the rest of your outfit is more casual and smarter, there’s no reason not to go bold and bright with them. They’ll be the centrepiece of the outfit and really draw attention to them, meaning you can really show off your own style and design with them.

Dressing street-smart is difficult if you don’t know where to start, however hopefully by following some of the above tips, you’re able to really pull it off and make some show stopping outfits.

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