On October 9, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the theme for the 2025 Costume Institute Gala as “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." This will be the first time in twenty years that the exhibit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s the first Monday in May, which means the Met Gala is here. This year’s theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” will see ...

While the Met Gala lit up the steps of the Metropolitan Museum last night with its 2025 theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, one Hell’s Kitchen shop has been celebrating dandyism long before it hit ...

Although the Black dandy has a long history that includes clothing of exceptional tailoring and extravagant accessories, as well as personal and political symbolism, let’s ground ourselves in the ...

A hot pink tie with matching spectacles. A bright blue turban photographed against multicolored wallpaper. A pair of orange socks peeking out from beneath plaid trousers. With Tuesday marking ...

This is an opinion column. When the phrase “Black Dandy” crossed my radar a few days ago, I didn’t initially know what it meant. Then it hit me. The term was the foundation of this year’s Met Gala in ...

A new book title "Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style," dives deep into the history of dandyism within black communities, with insight on the lives of the tailors, designers, personalities ...

Diego Leon loves his city. The Bronx native is all about showing the BX some love, and he’s especially committed to raising awareness of a burgeoning fashion forward culture in the borough. Leon is ...

44 Blue Productions (Wahlburgers, Hollywood Medium) has acquired the rights to Shantrelle P. Lewis’ book Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style and has partnered with Viola Davis and Julius ...

Exhibit shows how black men use fashion to stand out. Shantrelle Lewis refers to the men in her exhibit as “dandy lions.” Their choice in clothing is about freedom. Imagination. It’s about blowing up ...