Blog 2

I have only been in New York City for less than six months. I spent most of my life on Long Island which is very different from the city. One thing that sticks out to me here more than when I was on Long Island is the fashion, especially streetwear. The quote for this blog is, “Deviation from the nom will be punished unless exploitable.” When reading this quote, I immediately thought about streetwear and how much people have profited on things started by many different minority groups. Such as baggy clothes and brands that were mainly popular within communities with large amounts of black and brown people.

Although Long Island is known for having a large number of white people, i grew up in one of few minority towns. Whenever I went to school, I always saw the other kids in my school wearing expensive brands like Jordan, Uggs, Adidas, etc. I was always too scared to ask my mom to buy these brands mainly because of how much they cost.  Instead, she would try her best to get these brands for my brother and I whenever they were on sale. As I got older and began to work, I finally was able to buy these brands that were out of my mother’s price range, or so I thought. Now that I work, and have the money to buy these brands, resell culture has now become a thing. Shoes that once went for $90 can go for up to thousands of dollars. Company’s like StockX and GOAT profit of brands that people in black and brown communities were called ghetto for. They even have Stores all over New York City that specifically sell these brands for triple the price because they know that people that have money can afford to buy these items at ridiculous prices.