Fresh Dressed
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: June 26, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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12
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2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattJun 29, 2015
Midway through, the narrative gets a little bogged down in the details of retail; still, Fresh is a colorful, comprehensive trip. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMelissa MagsaysayJun 29, 2015
The movie is as entertaining as it is educational. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJon CaramanicaJun 25, 2015
Much of this film is told through interviews: Mr. Kani is fascinating and also funny; Mr. Combs is cocksure; and Kanye West is appealingly hyper. (“Being fresh is more important than having money!”) The film is rounded out with great archival footage and, especially in the first half of the film, excellent cartoons by Hectah Arias. Read full review
80
Time OutJoshua RothkopfJun 25, 2015
Ultimately, Jenkins teases out a fascinating theme of black identity shaped and altered by sales and evolving tastes. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerryJun 29, 2015
The 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. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelJun 26, 2015
It'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. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianMarc MohanJun 25, 2015
Although it treads water for the final fifteen or so minutes, the movie is brisk and engaging enough that it still doesn't feel overlong. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAmy NicholsonJun 25, 2015
Fashion is about that clash between commercialism and individuality — how can I stand out while fitting in? — and Sacha Jenkins's streetwear doc Fresh Dressed nods its Kangol hat to that irony. Read full review
70
VarietyGeoff BerkshireFeb 10, 2015
The breezily likable pic benefits from an underexposed topic and solid execution. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNathan RabinJun 25, 2015
It’s about just about everything, so while the subject might seem niche it’s actually so broad and expansive the film strains to cover it properly in a trim 82 minutes. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonJun 26, 2015
It primed me for a deeper discussion on how “clothes make the man,” then disappointed me by devolving into a huge commercial for fashion designers past and present. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 24, 2015
The rise, fall and mainstreaming of hip hop fashion is explored in Sacha Jenkins’ Fresh Dressed, a documentary that visits an under explored corner of rap music history. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsKatherine PushkarJun 29, 2015
Early on, the doc is lively, with witty animation. As the music and the fashion trickle up, both getting more polished and produced, the film also settles down. It’s still interesting, just not as much fun. Read full review
50
The DissolveKeith PhippsJun 24, 2015
It’s fun to watch the decades go by and the fashions change, but though Fresh Dressed takes its subject seriously, it ends up feeling superficial. Read full review
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