Street Invasion

With the release of the Art in the Streets exhibit at MOCA, this just solidifies the coming out of this underground evolution known as street fashion. Started as an illegal past time of hip hop, angsty, young revolutionaries back in the 80s land of Brooklyn, NY street fashion and street art has revolutionized itself into a major recognizable bandwagon effect. In simpler terms hello, hipster! Influencers like Banksky, Shepard Fairey, and Andre have brought this tagging culture into an artistic collection viewed world wide and experienced by the masses. This wagon is definitely back pedaling with its trickle up effect, where major concerts of hipster gathering (Coachella, Stagecoach, Outsidelands, Sashsquach) have lead to a blow out in fashion to fit in, in which celebs show up in of course more luxury versions of "tattered vintage" dress.

Here we can check out the celebs who are infamous style icons, that have gotten on this Coachella fashion wagon.

Beyonce getting down on some ripped shorts, off the shoulder tee and $2,000.00 boots

Rachel Bilson in a basic crop tank and cuffed shorts, very basic chic or she really was trying to fit in with the crowd. We'll let you guys choose the answer on that one.

Rihanna sure does know how to pull off the grungy camouflage look

Although not much of a celebrity, Witney Port has been a big hit with her fashion, and we can't agree more, she looks good in clashing patterns.

Now that we got a special look at how the celebrities work with the street fashion, lets see how the real fashion leaders of street wear rocked out at Coachella 2011:

 Definitely digging the longer back on this dress, and the floral is a good ode to the vintage era.

This is a classic case of the hipster. We've got the vintage hats, high waisted skirts, cross body bags, and messed up converse. The loose wavy frizzy hair is a nice touch to that grungy take on a 2011 hippy.

 That's right Mickey Mouse is the O.G. Hipster! This girl reps him proudly on her shirt which is probably straight from a second hand store. its dressed up with the cutest pair of matching Phillip Lim 3.1 shorts.

Of course it would be a billion degrees in the desert, but its not a complete street look if you don't take the girliest cropped top and floral bottoms and paired them with a chunky black boot. The old school ray bands are a direct nod to the past, which is a good look for street wear styles.















Another take on the girly frock turned hardcore with the big chunky combat boot (which is another bandwagon we saw leave the station earlier this year)















Then a nice surprise! Our very own Karolyn Pho & Leah Adicoff were spotted at Coachella, rocking springs big mania hit Orange. 

To get a good inside look at street wear fashions and your own personal up close and personal experience with the transition of street art, check out MOCA's exhibit Art in the Streets which will be up until August 8, 2011. Admission is $10 and $5 with student ID, go play cool hunter for a day and see what truly inspires your bandwagon mania! 

-CS