If that same birthday-themed invitation came with a request to dress in ’90s hip hop fashion trends ... like they were stepping into the mid-’80s to mid-’90s. Finding a boombox or a Walkman ...

Today, the influence of hip-hop seems intertwined with the fashion industry, to the point where we can barely imagine one without the other. But, in the early 1980s, fashion brands faced a dilemma ...