The Met Gala theme and dress code are inspired by the 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black ...

From classrooms to red carpets, our Met Gala roundtable dives into Black dandyism as history, resistance, and living ...

From tailored jackets and silk ties to playful fedoras and pocket squares, Black dandyism isn’t just a campy style—it has ...

It’s the first Monday in May, which means it’s one of the biggest nights in all of fashion: the Met Gala, a benefit for the ...

Moments like Abu Dhabi reflect why Hamilton was selected as one of the co-chairs for Monday’s Met Gala, the fundraiser for ...

Black dandyism started emerging as far back as 1700s ... Miller points to historic figure Julius Soubise as an example of the Black dandy. Soubise was a freed slave and 18th-century London ...

are just two of the many examples of increasing diversity in the fashion industry. Gooden notes that it's not surprising for ...

Black dandyism uses bold colors ... “We find that (in) today's fashion, that many African Americans, for example, are really connected to that history that's sort of indirectly been passed ...

Dandyism blends literary and artistic creation with the art ... “When they’re represented, in cinema, for example, it’s a bit ...

Zinzi Mlotshwa explores how Met Gala icons echo the legacy of Black elegance as resistance in a white-dominated industry ...