Posts Tagged ‘dapper dan’
‘The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion’ documentary illuminating culture creators
The Remix: Hip-hop X fashion documentary, currently streaming on Netflix, illuminates the cultural innovators and their subjects with respect to fashion and music. Award-winning directors, Lisa Cortes and Farah X, have capsulated a time in music culture history that represents the innovation of stylists who gave us iconic moments that are often forgotten. Women who…
Read More6 must-read music books and memoirs for 2020
There were many great music-related books that came out in 2019 as well as a few gems from years past. In addition to great gift ideas, these ‘must read’ titles should also be top of the list of books for 2020. 1. The Beautiful Ones by Prince Prince, the musical genius, spent his career concealing his…
Read MoreHow Dapper Dan became the world’s most influential Black designer
Dapper Dan can be considered the godfather of hip-hop fashion. During the rise of hip-hop and rap during the 1980s, Dan became the go-to designer for top rappers at the time such as LL Cool J, Eric B & Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa, and Big Daddy Kane. His signature style of combining streetwear with high-end name brands…
Read MoreHarlem fashion icon ‘Dapper Dan’ to meet with Gucci CEO
Gucci, perhaps one of the most recognizable names in high fashion, is in desperate damage control mode after a disastrous fail during Black History Month. At issue is a pullover sweater that features a cut out for the mouth with big red lips, making the wearer appear in blackface. However, when the images hit social…
Read MoreDapper Dan fine and dandy: What men should look like on Easter
Men are beginning to put just as much effort into the way they look as women. It is only fair that we pay closer attention to their details. They are newly fine…and that’s dandy. Leader of the dandy men’s movement — Andre 3000.
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