Tribal and the Cultural Legacy of Streetwear

Acknowledgments Preface Section 1: Introduction to Tribal Streetwear The Legacy of Tribal Streetwear James Daichendt Section 2: Streetwear and its Histories What’s in a Name: Baseball Caps and Identity in American Culture Clayton Funk La Voz de la Calle (“The Voice of the Street”) Marvin R. Milian How Graffiti and Street Art Styles, Images, and Iconography Impacted the Designs that Tribal Streetwear Uses on Their Clothing and Accessories Jeffrey Ian Ross Section 3: Tribal and Its Tattoo Roots Representation of World: An Ontological Exploration of Tattoos and Self Rachel Daichendt A Brief Look at Southern California Tattoo Culture and History Evan Senn Section 4: Tribalism and Identity Tribal Streetwear Will Be the First Aesthetic Ethnicity for the Digital Metaverse Chumahan Bowen A Tribe Laud West: Hip Hop and Its Influence on Tribal Gear and a New Chicano Generation Monique Charles Section 5: Surf and Skate Surfing Together, Surfing Alone: Surf Tribes and Tribalism in Southern California during the Twentieth Century Ben Cater Street, Punk, Desert, Life: Four Stories of Tribal Streetwear and Skate Culture James Wicks Section 6: Lowriders and Culture Making La Locura Cura: Lowriders, Chicanismo, and Bobby Tribal Denise M. Sandoval Bouncing Across Borders: The Globalization of Lowriding John Ulloa Section 7: Personal Histories Everyone Belongs to a Tribe Luis Saldaña A Personal Account of Tribal and Tattooing Michael ‘Tank’ Gonzales Tribal Streetwear: A Personal History Bobby Ruiz Notes on Contributors