The 90s show last aired 20 years ago - but not before it had ushered in a street-style look for the first time on TV When it debuted on TV in 1990, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - which finished 20 years ago - brought with it a new vanguard of style. In the same year that The Word and The Mary Whitehouse Experience altered the pop-culture diet, the sitcom allowed mainstream audiences to digest hip-hop culture both as a non-threatening concept and a bold new visual identity.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: when the mainstream met afrocentric style
The Guardian - 17 Mar 2016 16:57
The 90s show last aired 20 years ago - but not before it had ushered in a street-style look for the first time on TV When it debuted on TV in 1990, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - which finished 20 years ago - brought with it a new vanguard of style. In the same year that The Word and The Mary Whitehouse Experience altered the pop-culture diet, the sitcom allowed mainstream audiences to digest hip-hop culture both as a non-threatening concept and a bold new visual identity.
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