1 day ago · “Historical definitions of dandyism range from absolute precision in dress and tailoring to flamboyance and fabulousness,” Miller said. The show will focus specifically on Black dandyism; more broadly, it will chronicle the ways in which Black people have used dress and fashion over the centuries to transform their identities, the museum said.

1 day ago · "Dandyism offered Black people an opportunity to use clothing, gesture, irony, and wit to transform their given identities and imagine new ways of embodying political and social possibilities," a ...

Oct 10, 2024 · At its core, Black dandyism signifies the diasporic metamorphosis of Black men turning into style giants, a storied history that dates back to the antebellum era.

Oct 15, 2024 · While both ideas are correct, Black menswear style and specifically dandyism is so much more. Going back to the early 18th century, "dandy" was a term that originated in Europe to describe...

Oct 24, 2024 · W hen the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Vogue announced the next theme for the 2025 Met Gala— “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, based on scholar Monica L. Miller’s pivotal text, Slaves to...

1 day ago · The 2025 Met Gala theme is “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which is said to be an expression of Black dandyism. The show is inspired by the work of Monica Miller, a professor and chair of Africana Studies at Barnard College, and her book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.

Dandyism offered Black people an opportunity to use clothing, gesture, irony, and wit to transform their given identities and imagine new ways of embodying political and social possibilities.

Jul 28, 2016 · Dressing, especially for black men, can be political. That’s according to a new exhibit at London’s Photographers’ Gallery, “Made You Look: Dandyism and Black Masculinity”.

May 30, 2017 · Black dandyism was first born when African men were freed from slavery and dressing in tailored clothing became an act of self expression, freedom, and power. The Dandy Lion Project was largely photographed over the past decade and first curated seven years ago.

Jun 16, 2016 · Featuring the work of more than 20 photographers — and a film series — the project is the first to comprehensively explore contemporary dandyism in black communities throughout the world,...