'Dope' Movie Wardrobe: How To Use Social Media To Recreate The Film's 90s Fashion & Style [VIDEO]

All you need to do is watch the trailer of the hot new indie flick Dope to know that the fashion is downright sick. From overalls and crop tops to fly kicks and button downs, people will be flocking to the theaters just to cop their swag...which is also distinctly 90s.

The movie takes place in Inglewood California with three friends facing adversity both in their neighborhood and their high school. They have an affinity for all things from the “golden age” of hip hop (late 80s through the 90s). Their love for an era they didn’t really know is impressive, and shows through the way they carry themselves and the trends they are into even though the neighborhood doesn’t exactly agree with the outdated mindset. Even though they choose to borrow from the past, they are still in a new era and live as such (i.e. they have iPhones).

Some young bucks many not know this as fact, but there weren’t social media outlets out there to keep everyone in the loop of pop culture, all you could rely on is word of mouth (and a pager if you want to count that). But social media was still very much involved in the flick itself, including in the overall dress of the characters. If you’re a fan of the film, feel free to use 2010s technology to perfect your 90s style.

Dope’s own costume designer Patrik Milani reportedly got a lot of his inspiration from social media. "I searched Instagram for Inglewood High and from there I started following all these kids and their style was crazy good,” Milani told Complex. Even people working on the film were like, kids aren't wearing such colorful clothes, and I was like these are real people."

There were so many styles represented through 90s fashion, from region to personal preference, but it is clear that everyone rocked out and rocked their gear with fierce confidence. Overalls, plaid and all kinds of interesting patterns were adorned in the age that brought us N.W.A., Tupac and TLC. If you’d like to cop some swag like the kids in the movie, you oughta do a search on any of the social media outlets, but we have some handpicked to make the search a bit easier and make you more fly than the Air Force.

On Tumblr, there’s tons of pics that can be found simply searching for 90s fashion. You’ll find anything from Tamagotchi necklaces to bedazzled jean jackets. I highly recommend following pages like 90s Fashion, F**K 90s!, 90s Fashions, and F**k Yeah 90's Style. These blogs are centered more in the overall fashion of the era rather than just hip hop culture, but they are still worthy of browsing. But if you’re intent on fulfilling your fantasy to look like you’re on your way to Pharcyde show (google them, they’re awesome), then you might want to head over to Pinterest-- where boards like 90s Hip-Hop Fashion perfectly capture the hip hop era of fashion for those who can’t get enough of Aaliyah’s laid back look or Salt-N-Pepa’s prints.

Even if fashion isn't your thing, Dope’s soundtrack by Pharell is a sure fire way to give yourself complete 90s “eargasms.” With songs by Naughty by Nature, A Tribe Called Quest and even Gil Scott Heron, from start to finish you will hail the insane aural dopeness happening. Hip hop music was an integral part of the 90s as it was a major section of the “golden age” of hip hop. Just cruise through Tumblr blogs like Hip Hop For Health and F**k Yeah, Old School Hip Hop to rediscover some classic old school rappers. If you’d rather just put something on to get back in your 90s grove, check out on Amanda Looma’s 90s HipHop Classic playlist on Spotify, Pandora’s Tribe Called Quest station, and Wiked's Laid Back 90s Hipho Sh*t Mix on Audiomack (courtesy of Ambrosia for Heads). Also, Stephanie Georgopulos’ FANTASTIC 200+ 90s hip hop playlist for Thought Catalog is a great resource to find any tracks that you may have missed over the years. Walkman and cassette tapes sold separately for all music.

Despite ending 15 years ago, the 90s are still an era crucial to today’s pop culture references. Is there ever a wrong time to quote a Biggie lyric or a scene from Friday? If there’s anything that Dope and 90s-centric social media proves, it’s that good things definitely stick around and become classic…like your mom’s acid wash jean jacket.