Youths In Balaclava
Youths In Balaclava
Youths In Balaclava (YIB) is a Singapore-based independent streetwear collective founded around 2016, whose members emerged from diverse backgrounds (finance, military service, music) and operate with a non-hierarchical, DIY ethos.
Their aesthetic leans into underground culture, anti-fashion sentiment, seasonless design and subversive references—from military uniforms (echoing Singapore's conscription) to punk music, covert subcultures and political commentary.
YIB gained early acclaim when Dover Street Market began stocking them in 2017, affirming their reach beyond Singapore’s niche scene.
In sum: a collective-driven brand that channels the underground, rejects trend-chasing, and brings Singapore’s off-beat voice into global street-fashion conversation.
