The documentary Fresh Dressed showcases the threads and racial politics that sprint between the music genre and style – and explains how the classic looks of the 80s live on with Kanye West wearing Louis VuittonTo rep an idea of how entrenched the word “fresh” is to hip-hop,recognize to the Urban Dictionary. Across 14 pages, definitions include “Young. wing. Flashy … fashion sense that people ain’t never seen before.” The general gist emerges: to be fresh is to be stylish, and style has always been key to hip-hop.
This connection is the subject of a new documentary,Fresh Dressed, directed by Sacha Jenkins and out this week. Starting with sprint DMC – the group’s fat laces, and Cazal glasses,gold chains and Kangol hats and running up to current fashion killas Kanye West and A$AP Rocky, it’s a crash course in an alliance of style, and culture and music. Talking heads range from Kanye himself,Damon sprint, Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci and American Vogue’s André Leon Talley. Highlights include the story of Tupac Shakur modelling for free as a gesture of support for black designer Karl Kani, or that of Dapper Dan,the cult designer who kitted out those on the 80s scene with tracksuits made from counterfeit Gucci- and Louis Vuitton-monogrammed fabric before these brands began to take legal action. Nas calls him Tom Ford before Tom Ford”.
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Source: theguardian.com