Unit 23: Research Ideas

Research Document
Order of contents:
Topic Research for item 1: URBAN FASHION
Guest Research for item 1:
Topic Research for item 2:URBAN ART
Guest Research for item 2:Ruairidh Johnston
Topic Research for item 3: URBAN SPORT
Guest Research for item 3:
Topic Research for item 4 (If used): URBAN MUSIC
Guest Research for item 4 (If used): Jamie Morris
Each student takes a topic and researches it extensively. Share your
finding with your team members so they can input your findings
into their booklet

You need to carry out EXTENSIVE research on your topic and guest.
You need to demonstrate why you have used your guest for this
topic. You need to reference where you found your research.
(Referencing is KEY)
Interview 1:
Name of interview:
Topic covered: Urban fashion and peoples views on it.
Research of topic: URBAN FASHION
Key Facts: http://myfashiony.com/urban-style-fashion-2015-2016/
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5984514_urban-fashion_.html
http://www.ehow.com/about_5188811_history-urban-clothing.html

Known as the style born of the street

Strong impact during the 1980s into the early 90s. Known for
its grunge look or a worn-out and grime-ridden appearance.
Mainstream appearance - mark Jacob having an infamous
grunge line.
The Appeal
Includes the hip hop style that moves away from the
traditional look. Source of pride to the community or part of
the population.
How
The urban fashion is a way of reflecting the feel of the
moment.
This would be by blending fashion and style that expresses
your mood.

Inspiration
The rags on local musicians, regional sport stars and street
kids from the cities.
Its a way of being authentic to yourself!
End
Documentary photographer Michael Lavine stated that once
the 90s passed urban sort of ended due it becoming
mainstream, for the street.

Designers
Tommy Hilfiger grew popular with general public like coolio,
puff daddy and Snoop Dog showed up in his clothes.
Popular Urban Brands - FUBU, Boss Jeans, Lugz
Celebrities like Nelly, Puff Daddy and Eve released their own

clothing lines targeted towards the street or urban styles

Research of Guest
Primary Research: (Interviews with guest to find out what they
know; interviews with friends of guest to find out about guest) Insert
voice recordings /notes

With this particular topic I will be going into the local town of Henley
and having small and quick chats with random people about the
urban fashion trends.

Interview 2:
Name of interview:
Topic covered: Graffiti and the strong laws it holds.
Research of topic: URBAN ART
Key Facts:
http://www.thesite.org/crime-and-safety/in-trouble/graffiti-9130.html
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/harsh-sentences-for-graffiti-820

Graffiti is illegal and if caught doing it you can be arrested under the
Criminal Damage Act 1971.

Prison is possible for up to 10 years and/or a fine of the damage costs which
is more than 5000.

Ages 12-17 get 24 months detention sentence

The Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 introduced new powers for local councils to
punish offenders and to help them clear up illegal graffiti. These included:
On-the-spot fines of 50 to anyone caught doing graffiti on public property. These
can be given out by police officers, community support officers or local authority
officials;
Giving local authorities the power to give clean-up notices to owners of street
furniture such as phone boxes if they have graffiti on them. If the property is not
cleaned in 28 days the authority can remove the graffiti themselves and charge
the owner for this service;
Making it an offence to sell spray paint to under-16s. If a shopkeeper cant prove
they took reasonable steps to determine the age of the person, they can be fined
up to 2,500

What is tagging? Anti-social graffiti. This is stamping a signature, claiming

the property as their own. This is mostly done in gangs etc. to pose threat and
show gang territory.

Free walls are graffiti walls built by the council in order for people to legally

practice their art.

BANKSY, DAVID CHOE, RETNA, SKEAM

BANKSY is one of the most well-known graffiti artists who keeps his identity
unknown in order to not cause trouble with the law

Why is the law so extreme? SKEAM found dead in prison cell serving graffiti
sentence. Deemed as vandalism and malicious mischief

Britain is the only place in Western Europe where you get this much of a
hefty sentence for graffiti.

Some say the punishment should just be a fine or community service, not a
prison sentence

Research of Guest: RUAIRIDH JOHNSTON

Primary Research: (Interviews with guest to find out what they
know; interviews with friends of guest to find out about guest) Insert
voice recordings /notes.

On weebly

Interview 3:
Name of interview:
Topic covered:
Research of topic: URBAN SPORT

Skateboarding originated in the 1950s and came from surfing

in Hawaii, put wheels on a surfboard simple as. People from
Hawaii came up with this idea for days when it was a too rough
of sea to go and surf so why not surf on the ground?
Identify how skateboarding has changed from when it
originated, crime/law & restrictions for hard core
skateboarders.
Has skateboarding become too mainstream? Again?
Skate Stopper devices.
What are the views from skateboarders, on the stereotypical
skateboarder that other people see?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/fashion-andstyle/10729536/Skateboarding-has-gone-mainstreamagain.html
There is many laws behind skating causing a lot of restrictions
for skateboarding leading to a lot of crime which therefore puts
skateboarding into a stereotypical category.
How authorities may be realising there is a lot of financial
profit possibilities with skating.
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/20/skate-cityskateboarders-developers-bans-defensive-architecture
Architecture is a main problem with skating because the board
can damage things, so many cities have skate stopper devices
like metal knobs on ledges and harder rougher curbs making it
more difficult or impossible for a skater to skate. Police mainly
in America would pick on skaters and arrest them for no
reasons just because they are skating this has become less of
a problem over the past year as the sport becomes more
mainstream and people realise the sport is healthy but its
dangerous too, this is a main reason for the sport to be
frowned upon.
Research of Guest
Primary Research: (Interviews with guest to find out what they
know; interviews with friends of guest to find out about guest) Insert
voice recordings /notes

Interview with skate park guests

Interview 4:
Name of interview:
Topic covered:

Research of topic: URBAN MUSIC

Key Facts:
Key Facts:
Looking at Skeptas chart history, you will notice that he has been
on the higher end of the top 100 chart list, when you look at the
most recent years, you can see that he has got himself in a better
spot compared to his older songs, you can see that Shutdown and
Thats Not Me have climbed into the charts starting his take over in
grime
http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/5188/skepta/
You can also see that the YouTube views of A$AP Rockys track
Goldie has over 20 million views, this shows that his music is
popular within the Hip-Hop industry. His group known as A$AP Mob
have over 8 million view on their song Hella Hoes, this shows that
the A$AP brand is well established within the Hip-Hop industry.
Goldie - www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLCf-URqIf0
Hella Hoes - www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0XsIwuQQ5I
(Links do not work as YouTube restricted mode is on)
The connection between Grime and Hip-Hop happened recently
started with Drake and Skepta collaborating with each other, before
that Drake praised other grimes artists like JME, Frisco and Wiley.
http://www.24urban.com/news/drake-shows-love-for-uk-grimeartists-skepta-wiley
The origins of Grime started with Wiley and his collaborators
incorporating dance and electro elements into their songs, this
started the movement of UK garage and influenced a darker theme
with different sound.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grime_music

Research of Guest
Primary Research: (Interviews with guest to find out what they
know; interviews with friends of guest to find out about guest) Insert
voice recordings /notes