6 October 2018 | view_and_review

7 | History of Hip-Hop Fashion

This was truly a walk down memory lane for me even though it centered around fashion stemming from the east coast.



Fresh Dressed is a look at the development of hip-hop or urban fashion. It starts in the late 70's and progresses all the way to the current day. It's an analytical look at how trends came about, what influenced trends, and how hip-hop fashion became a major player in the fashion world.



There are some cool interviews from some notable people. Of interest to me were the founders of Cross Colours, Karl Kani, Ecko, and FUBU. Those were all such immensely popular brands in the 90's that I pined to hear their story of coming to prominence. I have very little memory and connection with the 80's trends outside of wanting Adidas (thank you Run DMC) and a Member's Only jacket, the 90's were my most fashion conscious years (thank you high school), and by the 2000's I'd moved on from the hip-hop fashion scene entirely (OK, not entirely because I still love a fly pair of sneakers).



All of these eras were covered with a fair amount of attention. I wasn't a fan of everyone interviewed nor was I fan of every fashion mentioned but it's history and that's what I like.