Introduction Fashion refers to an ongoing upheld attitude or behavior in a society. It covers ranges of customs as well as styles that are adopted by people in a society such as dresses worn by people. Controversy on the other hand refers to the existence of a varied opinion between two groups with opposing views. Fashion controversy thus relates to a dispute between two opposing camps that results from conflicting opinions due to a fashion design. This paper seeks to discuss controversy over a garment design. The paper will look into controversy that arose over hip hop garment design with the aim of identifying the source of the controversy, key players in the controversy as well as political, social and economic aspects of the fashion. The paper will also look into the relationship between fashion and social together with political issues and impacts of the hip hop garment controversy. The hip hop garment The hip hop garment fashion can be traced to the hip hop music following its close association with the type of music. Hip hop form of music was developed in the years of 1970s and later associated with a characterized dressing code. This developed dressing fashion was spread and adopted among communities at the time. The dressing design was further spread and widely adopted by people in the following years of 1980s. The design, that was characterized with generally large over sized cloths that were accompanied by extensive jewelry then became recognized as a world fashion. The widely spread design had an impact on the way that both men and women, especially the youth dressed (Adams 1). The introduction of the hip hop dressing style shook the entire world through its influence. The fashion was extensively spread with its features being evident in almost every corner of the world. The features of the dressing style such as “oversized football jerseys, baggy jeans, and omnipresent bling” (Ultimate 1) have been common with men’s dressing while women have been identified with such dresses as “skintight mini dresses, colorful tube and halter tops and low rise jeans and of course the bling” (Ultimate 1). Like the hip hop music, its corresponding dressing style has immensely spread and is felt among different societies. Its association to the music style facilitated its acceptance among people who had been strong fans to the music style. Hip hop artists such as “Eminem, Fergie and Jenifer Lopez” (Ultimate 1) have been identified as some of the key figures that contributed to the spread of the hip hop dressing style (Ultimate 1). Having been popular musicians, these people through their visits to different corners of the world together with their music on cassettes and even on televisions, played a key role in the spread of the hip hop dressing style. Another feature that was also identified with the hip hop garment fashion was its outstanding rebellious instinct. The style has since attracted the attention of many designers and companies that entered into the market to take advantage of consumers’ preference in order to make sales. Akademics was for example a cloth company that majorly traded in the hip hop kind of design. The designers of the company were reported to have been strong followers of hi