remix remastered, remix remembered
SO OFTEN, hip hop – the music, the culture, the image – is thought of as a man’s game, yet a new documentary released to Netflix, in association with MCM, tells a different story. The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion gives a voice to the female figureheads who pioneered one of the 20th century’s most-defining cultural movements. Focusing on the stories of stylist Misa Hylton and streetwear pioneer April Walker, the documentary explores how these young women were an essential part of taking this then-underground musical genre and elevating it into the mainstream – forever changing the relationship between fashion and music in the process.
“It was amazing to learn about their stories,” explains Dirk Schönberger, MCM’s global creative officer, for whom hip hop often serves as an inspiration point, with…