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By Gabrielle Van Meurs

We've talked about the history of clubs from Bristol to Berlin but what about the best part of a night out, the outfit? What you wear can be what makes you really enjoy the night. I know for us, the creators of Outer, the getting ready part of the night before you even venture outside is one of our favourite parts. We have put together three looks each using clothes from three different styles: street wear, cyber and grunge. You can use these as inspiration to create your own looks and learn a bit about the where these styles grew from!

STREETWEAR AND

RAVE FASHION

This look is inspired by street wear, a style that has been around for over 40 years. Originally street

wear was just a name to describe comfy clothes linked to skateboard and surfing culture. People like Shawn Stussy who originally started out making surfboards then branched out into making t shirts and so they became a symbol of people who like to surf. But as it progressed the brands that were seen the most evolved to become more of a statement than the clothes themselves, like Adidas. Nike etc. Because of how comfortable, casual and now high fashion street wear has become wearing them to

clubs,raves and festivals has become a popular trend. Just the brand logos themselves have become the ultimate accessories. Here we paired a pair of classic Adidas shorts with a simple, bright red bodysuit to stick with the theme of casual athleticism. To make the look more wearable in colder weather we layered leggings underneath and finished it off with a pair of iconic Adidas tennis shoes. Depending on your own style you could stop here but we added a lot of accessories like huge hoops and

layered necklaces to bring more drama to the look. Body suit: Prettylittlething £12, Shorts: Adidas £25. Leggings: Primark £3. Shoes: £74.95

GRUNGE FASHION

For this look we decided to put together a grunge, all black look. It's the simplest look to go for for a night out but it never fails to look good. Originally the word grunge only described a genre of music but as people who listened to music started to dress a specific way the style was associated with grunge in general. It's normally characterised through things like baggy androgynous shirts and ripped

jeans. Recently brands like Vans, Converse and Doc Martens have become known as the ultimate grunge footwear. Of course the most important part is the all black theme with only small splashes of colour if you choose. With our look the shirts logo and necklace keep it from being too monochrome. Just like the rest of the look, the accessories are kept simple but meaningful with a fashionable black hat and watch

GRUNGE FASHION making it very wearable as a normal daytime look as well. This outfit resembles a lot of the outfits that clubbers are seen in after successfully partying the night (and the next day) away in the world famous German club Berghain. It seems to be the style that the bouncers think is best to party in. T shirt: . Jeans: Topshop £30. Beanie: Asos £5 CYBER FASHION

Our second look was inspired by the brand Cyberdog to create an out of this world cyber gothic look. The start of the neon trend began in the 80s when designers began to experiment with brighter colours and the movement of wearing whatever you wanted peaked. People began to venture out in metallic shirts, spandex cycling shorts and neon makeup, trends that we've seen make a comeback recently. It combines rave fashion, goth fashion, and science fiction inspiration. Nowadays it has become more futuristic with

people wanting to make themselves look as alien as possible. To create this look we matched a black PVC mini skirt with a sequined tube top underneath a cropped black denim jacket. The fingerless skeleton gloves match the tights and add the gothic feel that makes this look so unique. With this style accessories are essential so we have combined a neon blue visor and a translucent O ball

choker to make it as dramatic as possible. This style would not be complete if the makeup wasn't consistent with the theme. We applied a neon yellow Stargazer pigment to the high points of the face like the cheekbones and the inner corners of the eyes. Bandeau top: Topshop £12.99. Jacket: Topshop £39.99. Skirt: H&M £17.99. Visor: Cyberdog £30