Dressed

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Dressed

Released Feb 4, 2011

1h 15m

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Arising from a broken childhood and homelessness, clothing designer Nary Manivong defies the odds to make his dream of showing his collection at New York's Fashion Week come true.

Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Stretches 30 minutes of material to 79 through sheer repetition, both verbal (endlessly redundant talking heads) and visual (flashy montages replete with tangential catwalk imagery).

Feb 9, 2011

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Even those viewers who share the film's conviction that preparing a collection for New York Fashion Week is inherently fascinating may lose interest long before the final frock is fitted.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 4, 2011

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

"Dressed" is an uplifting story to be sure, but director-producer David Swajeski doesn't do it justice.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 4, 2011

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David Noh

Film Journal International

There's an affecting tale of career aspiration in the middle of this somewhat limited, repetitive documentary about the fashion business.

Feb 4, 2011

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Marshall Fine

Hollywood & Fine

A nobody who wants to be somebody but doesn't want the hassle of auditioning for Project Runway to achieve his media moment. (Perhaps this is his audition tape.)

Feb 4, 2011

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Fantastic documentary about what it's REALLY like starting a fashion brand. Nary now has a new investor in Ally Hilfiger, so I hope the sky is the limit for their new line, called NAHM. Did I mention that he is from my same hometown, Columbus, Ohio? Go bucks!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Synopsis

Arising from a broken childhood and homelessness, clothing designer Nary Manivong defies the odds to make his dream of showing his collection at New York's Fashion Week come true.

Director: David John Swajeski
Distributor: Onerock Moving Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 4, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 20, 2016
Runtime: 1h 15m