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BURY ME WITH THE LO ON

Tom Gould · USA · Documentary / Crime · 8 min · ♥︎ 702

The Lo Lifes, a late-'80s Brooklyn crew, recall boosting Polo Ralph Lauren from upscale stores and what wearing it meant to kids far from that world.

A vivid slice of hip-hop and streetwear history about class, aspiration and taking what wasn't meant for you.

During the late-’80s, two groups of teenagers from neighboring areas of Brooklyn came together to form a boosting (shoplifting) crew with a common goal— accumulate as much Polo Ralph Lauren as possible, by any means poss

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