Proof that streetwear is a boy's club isn't hard to find. You can see it in the crowds of thumb-twiddling guys lining up outside shops; feel it in the lad-filled forums selling Supreme money guns for £125. And, in fairness, why wouldn't it be? The scene is rooted in the generally male-dominated subcultures of skating and surfing, and as a result the big brands – Huf, Stussy, Palace – originally made clothes solely for men.
But scroll through Instagram and it's not just 15-year-old Leo Mandella posing in outfits from the latest drops and racking up thousands of likes in the process; recently, more and more women have been getting involved. Twenty-year-old Feifei, for example, is fast becoming the most-followed female dressed head to toe in Supreme x Comme des Garçons. Or Instagram It girls Adrianne Ho and Sarah Synder, who've managed to get their hands on the latest tee before you've even entered your card details.
Eighteen-year-old Hannah Alkindi (Instagram followers: 30.9K, actual pictures posted: 91) first started getting into streetwear three years ago. "I had a boyfriend who was really involved in that world, and after hanging out with his friends I started following suit," she says. "I think that's a thing, though. As more boys have got into streetwear, their girlfriends have started to as well."
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