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The Met's spring exhibition presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over 300 years through the concept ...
Tailoring Black Style"—is an ode to the Black dandy. Ahead of the event on May 5, here's everything you need to know about ...
With works on loan by Ann Demeulemeester, Craig Green, the Fondation Azzedine Alaïa, the Fondation Le Corbusier, Maison ...
From tailored jackets and silk ties to playful fedoras and pocket squares, Black dandyism isn’t just a campy style—it has served as a powerful political act throughout history. Black dandyism ...
In the midst of a cultural turn towards conservatism, the Black Dandy is a figure that finds resistance in tradition.
A buzzy new exhibition on Black dandyism at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York features prominent Baltimoreans like ...
In her 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, historian Monica L. Miller, a professor of Africana studies at Barnard College, examines the ...
The event paid homage to Black dandyism with its theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." But what does Black dandyism mean? Here's what to know. Black dandyism is a term that dates back to the ...
Jon Cope’s latest EXPRESS YO’SELF RVA podcast explores the intersection of Black male identity and fashion with designer Markie Colden and stylist Lamar Burrell Jr. Tied to both the MET’s Superfine ...
Tailoring Black Style" theme of the 2025 Met Gala. Others, however, dressed in confusing, underwhelming looks.
But for Black dandyism, this isn’t just about looking good – it’s a declaration. A defiant reclaiming of space in a world that has long sought to define and confine Black identity. So, what exactly is ...