A look at dandyism, the Black fashion style powering the Met Gala
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion icons like Dapper Dan, Janelle Monáe and the late André Leon Talley are known for their distinctive approaches to sartorial style — bold splashes of color, luxurious fabrics, playful construction, capes — but fashion savants and historians agree that a common thread weaves their tailored looks together: dandyism.
The history-laden style movement will be front and center as part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute spring exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, ” kicking off with the biggest night in fashion, Monday’s Met Gala.
Inspired by Monica Miller’s book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, ” the exhibit Фокусира се върху черния жанр и по -специално мъжкото облекло от 18 век до през днешния ден, като дендиизмът е сплотяваща тематика.
Какво е дандизмът?
Веднъж употребен за изложение на аристократичния жанр и умерено занимания на фигури като Регентска Англия Бруммел, Дандизмът е...
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