Streetwear has been synonymous with hardcore music since the genre grew as a response to pretty much everything in the late ‘70s and early ’80s – be it hippies, soft arty folk, or the conformist, beige men in suits that prop up the music and fashion industries. Hardcore even rebelled against the punk scene that it grew from, challenging the conventions in the community that allowed it space, by going harder, faster and angrier than before. But it wasn’t just the sound that separated hardcore from punk rock, it was the aesthetic. Toby Underhill, a familiar face in Soho’s streetwear scene who was previously involved in creative community The Basement, and a hardcore fanatic, explains that “it all started with Minor Threat.” The ’80s straight-edge pioneers did tw...