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San Francisco: Corvette, Mariah and Sade make up the Velvet Gang, a gang that mainly targets the Metro Designers fashion chain, run by fashion designer Christie Smith. To make ends meet, they steal clothes from the shops and then resell them at a hefty discount. One day, Corvette – who also designs her own clothes and admires Christie’s work – sneaks into Christie’s office and overhears her talking about suits worth $100,000, and this marks the beginning of a whole series of bizarre events in which a mysterious man with a pinky ring (a demon?), poor working conditions at the Metro Designers’ factory in China and teleportation machines all play a major role.

In his second feature film, which he also wrote himself, director Boots Riley delivers an imaginative and extravagant comedy, whilst also weaving in a fair amount of social commentary. Keke Palmer, Naomie Ackie and Taylour Paige bring the Velvet Gang to life, whilst Demi Moore plays the role of Christie Smith.