As the year comes to an end and we prepare for a brand new year full of seasons, emerging brands, and what people are calling the “rebirth” of streetwear the top lines to make an impact during the year 2009 can finally be displayed and dissected. The following brands are in no particular order but were the front runners in a genre washed up with graphic tees and all black everything designs.

Adam Kimmel

Damir Doma

Rick Owens

Junya Watanabe

Engineered Garments

Undercover

RRL (Ralph Lauren)

Uniform Experiment

Visvim

Wings+Horns