Kiersey Clemons Talks Spoofing Sneakerhead Hype Culture in ‘Fairfax,’ Streetwear and More

Amazon’s latest television series plays a satirical spin on streetwear culture. “Fairfax,” an animated series dropping Friday, from creators Matt Hausfater, Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley, is about a group of middle schoolers living in California. The comedy stars Skyler Gisondo, Kiersey Clemons, Peter S. Kim and Jaboukie Young-White as four seventh-graders living in LA. Dale, voiced by Gisondo, is an Oregon transplant new to the area who knows nothing about sneakerheads or streetwear, but he quickly befriends Derica (Clemons), Truman (Young-White) and Benny (Kim), who teach him about the culture. From left to right: Benny, Derica, Dale and Truman from “Fairfax.” CREDIT: Courtesy of Amazon Studios The fictional brand that everyone in the series fixates on is called Latrine, a spin on Supreme. Customers line up and down the block to nab the latest products like the Dr. Phil box T-shirt or the Latrine pencil sharpener. The location is also based on the real world: Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, the unofficial capital of hype fashion. The show offers a satirical spin on the iconic street. “Honestly, it’s the same,” Clemons said about how the street is depicted in the show. “I think in this show there is a brighter, more welcoming depiction of it.

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