In regards to all this bombing in the hood how to dress stuff, one word, Gentrification. Plus, if your in a city where the ghettos and every other type of neighborhood aren't adjacent, but more gradual in change, like oh let's say Chicago for instance, you can avoid these said neighborhoods, because if a person like me went to these neighborhoods to paint I am just as well of in regular clothes then some ghetto gear. Let's say I'm thin and white with glasses (nigga) and fitting pants (nut huggers, emo girl pants) either people are just going to laugh at me, or move on you. I remember I diffused a jumping by simply stating "What's up?" when some hardrocks were trying to move on me and my boy in a not so good hood. It depends.