Youth fashion

Youth fashion generally refers to the fashion worn by young people , i.e. in the case of clothing, to distinguish it from children's clothing, fashion aimed at buyers from around 15 years of age.

Specifically, a youth fashion is one of a (youthful) subculture . Some modern examples of such fashion directions are:

• Afro look
• Existentialist fashion
• Bum look
• Hippie look
• Mod fashion
• Skinhead fashion
• Street style
• Teddy fashion

Often these styles or elements of these styles are picked up and absorbed by mainstream fashion. Often these fashion styles are shaped by certain musical styles and their representatives. Examples are:

• Hip hop fashion
• Goths
• Punk fashion
• Zoot style

literature

• Ingrid Loschek : Reclam's fashion and costume lexicon. 5th edition Reclam, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-15-010577-3 , p. 282