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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfUltimately, Jenkins teases out a fascinating theme of black identity shaped and altered by sales and evolving tastes.
- 80The New York TimesJon CaramanicaThe New York TimesJon CaramanicaMuch 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.
- 75Portland OregonianMarc MohanPortland OregonianMarc MohanAlthough it treads water for the final fifteen or so minutes, the movie is brisk and engaging enough that it still doesn't feel overlong.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelPhiladelphia InquirerMolly EichelIt'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.
- 70VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireThe breezily likable pic benefits from an underexposed topic and solid execution.
- 70Village VoiceAmy NicholsonVillage VoiceAmy NicholsonFashion 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.
- 67The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinIt’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.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe 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.
- 63RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonRogerEbert.comOdie HendersonIt 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.
- 50The DissolveKeith PhippsThe DissolveKeith PhippsIt’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.