Urban Clothing Trends

Music and style have always gone hand in hand, and the latest urban clothing trends are no different, even though hip-hop celebrity fashions are as varied as the artists who rock them. Fresh looks from Baby Phat, Rocawear, Enyce, Apple Bottoms, Ecko, Dereon and others bring new looks to the masses that are being snapped up just as fast as they debut on the fashion scene.

Urban fashion is stealing the show on the red carpet lately with the hottest in hip-hop trends showing up on everyone. Apple Bottoms jeans are a must and a guaranteed staple in every woman's closet, but this season, slide on a pair of sexy boots with some serious hardware. Other looks that are making headway in hip-hop celebrity fashion are a feminine and updated version of plaid separates.

By glamming up otherwise mundane everyday outfits you can easily rock your own version of hip-hop chic. Lines like Dereon are pairing denim and animal prints on the same pieces, or adding ruffles to updated plaid tops and accessories. Even track jackets and hoodies have their place with edgy graphic designs and bold colors from designers like Rocawear.

Perhaps the most characterizing trends in urban fashion are the huge use and variety of accessories that everyone is sporting. No longer is it the outfit that is accessorized but the accessories that make an outfit. Limited-edition sneakers and new lines from brands like Nike, Reebok, Ecko and Adidas let you flaunt your personal style while still keeping with the latest trends. Even Baby Phat is getting in on the hot sneaker trend and created a line of stiletto ankle boots with sneaker inspired features that will have you strutting your stuff all season long.

Guys can mix it up too in the hottest trends that exude style and confidence from the sidewalk to the red carpet. Taking cues from some of the hottest hip-hop celebrity fashions, lines like Ecko and Rocawear have created jeans, shirts and jackets that combine black with a bold color gesture - anything to stand out. This look can easily be duplicated with just a few quick pieces and accessorized with trendy suspenders, shades and a selection of bling.

By taking cues from the hottest runway and celebrity fashion trends it is easy to create your own urban fashion style that looks hot but is still all you.