Fresh Dressed

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Fresh Dressed

2015

1h 24m

Documentary

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The history of urban fashion from its start on cotton plantations to its spread to corporate America.

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Fresh Dressed offers an intelligent, entertaining overview of the fashion that helped define -- and spread -- a culture.

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Jonathan Romney

Observer (UK)

The film offers a scholarly commentary on aspiration, self-projection and the street-level appropriation of couture exclusivity ...

Rated: 3/5

Nov 1, 2015

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

The 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.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 30, 2015

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Jenkins' film is never explicitly judgemental, but it does point us toward the ideological switcheroo that governs all fashion.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 30, 2015

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Jamie Healy

Radio Times

A fascinating recent history lesson, with rap superstars-turned-designers...

Rated: 4/5

Aug 22, 2024

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Angus Batey

NME (New Musical Express)

The establishment has reasserted itself, but hip-hop's sense of style - always fluid - has never diminished.

Rated: 4/5

May 18, 2021

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Yes, it's about consumerism ... but Jenkins throws in just enough to keep our attention the entire way through.

Rated: B-

Jul 15, 2020

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Audience Member

I gave this a spin via Netfux Streaming, and I was impressed. You get a nice overview of hip-hop fashion and how the earliest designers started out using pieces of other designers clothing to deconstruct and rebuild to make their own pieces, then went mainstream with a certain urban lifestyle look. Worth a rental.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Tim G

Some pretty spectacular footage.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/17

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Audience Member

I didn't know Karl Kani was a real person until i watched this.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic first half covering the origins of Hip Hop in the 5 boroughs, and it's style. How a desolate South Bronx gave birth to scratching, rap, breaking, graffiti and the distinctive fashion. Loses its way in the second half. Instead of covering gold chains, and African - influence it goes all economic Zoolander.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

great history lesson on contemporary Hip Hop & urban fashion.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Great access to creative people & good use of archive

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

The history of urban fashion from its start on cotton plantations to its spread to corporate America.

Director: Sacha Jenkins
Producer: Marcus A. Clarke
Screenwriter: Sacha Jenkins
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Mass Appeal
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 24m

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