Dan has a long history as a fashion icon: in the 1980s and 90s, he created monogram-covered looks for Salt-N-Pepa, LL Cool J, ...

In 1992, Dapper Dan was forced to close his 125th Street ... The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass wore his own clothing when he sat for photographs, which was a lot: As the most ...

In Brazzaville, they appear like apparitions. A plume of dust lifts as they walk—one in a double-breasted canary-yellow suit, ...

This year will focus on menswear for the first time in more than two decades, with co-hosts including A$AP Rocky, Colman ...

NEW YORK – Fashion icons like Dapper Dan, Janelle Monáe and the late André ... whose challenge was to inhabit the clothing in their own way, as for those who were more humbly attired, who ...

Fashion historian Shelby Ivey Christie wasn't merely excited when the 2025 Met Gala theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," was announced last fall. "When I first heard the theme, I literally ...

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

The Met’s exhibition charts the evolution of the Black dandy from the 18th century to today. Here’s what to look for on the ...

Heritage meets gumption at the Costume Institute’s big spring exhibition, where pathbreaking pieces join anonymous garments ...