
Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of Hip-Hop <> Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archival materials and in depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life--and the outsiders who studied and admired them--Fresh Dressed goes to the core of where style was born on the black and brown side of town.... (Full plot summary below)
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Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of Hip-Hop <> Urban fashion and its rise from southern cotton plantations to the gangs of 1970s in the South Bronx, to corporate America, and everywhere in-between. Supported by rich archival materials and in depth interviews with individuals crucial to the evolution of a way of life--and the outsiders who studied and admired them--Fresh Dressed goes to the core of where style was born on the black and brown side of town.
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| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA nostalgic tribute to a materialistic generation weaned on conspicuous consumption where capped gold teeth and gaudy clock necklaces were trendy fashion statements. |
| Irish TimesTara BradyJenkins' film is never explicitly judgemental, but it does point us toward the ideological switcheroo that governs all fashion. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloExcellent docu on hip-hop fashion's rise has profanity. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabThe fascination of Fresh Dressed lies in the inventive and revealing way it interweaves politics, music and sociology. This, it turns out, is much more than just a documentary about fashion. |
| ViceKaleem AftabCaught between two competing desires: wanting to celebrate hip-hop culture's early street style while also condemning the capitalization of that culture by brands |
| GuardianWendy IdeThe film peers beneath the oversized pants and graffiti-sprayed jackets to examine the cultural psyche that spawned them. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonald[A] lively documentary about the rise of hip-hop fashion ... |
| Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelIt's an interesting look at an often glossed-over aspect of the subculture - although the doc sags as it progresses into the mid-1990s and current modes of fashion. |
| Washington PostStephanie MerryThe film doesn’t always dig deeply, glossing over why certain trends have emerged. And some of the interviews don’t add much to the movie beyond star power. Fresh Dressed nevertheless offers an original and worthwhile look at the history of hip-hop style. And the soundtrack doesn’t hurt either. |
| Time OutJoshua RothkopfUltimately, Jenkins teases out a fascinating theme of black identity shaped and altered by sales and evolving tastes. |