Dandyism was at the heart of Monday's Met Gala, where many of the world's most famous and influential tastemakers donned their luxury best to kick off the "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibit.

The costumes, clothing, and other items on display essentially correlate to the design of the exhibition itself. The show presents 12 sections of architecture complemented by 12 aspects of dandy style ...

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 ...

Dandyism enters a new era with the Harlem Renaissance Black Americans fled the South for cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and New York in a period dubbed the Great Migration.

Alston is among four designers featured in a new exhibit “Superfine at the Gantt: Exploring Black Dandyism,” an evening long program, fashion show and panel, taking place May 2 at the Gantt ...

Dandyism is a style of dressing for Black men that exemplifies elegance, individuality, and resistance through dress, writes Atlanta style anthropologist Darryl Lesure.

Black dandyism is finally taking center stage at the Met Gala, with cultural powerhouses leading this subversive, sharply tailored style into the global fashion spotlight.

The style Adams would embrace had a name: dandyism. And dandyism was at the heart of Monday's Met Gala, where many of the world's most famous and influential tastemakers donned their luxury best ...

The foundation of dandyism rests upon tenets such as bold colors and fine tailoring, but there’s no singular way to achieve the look. Each dandy creates their own unique style, often centered on ...

But Black dandyism isn’t limited to expensive couture — it’s displayed daily. “It’s everywhere in the Black community, the notion of what a dandy is,” explained Adams, who was ...