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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,

Ahead of the 2025 Met Gala, whose theme centers around the Black dandy style, get to know Dapper Dan, Christopher John Rogers, and more Black menswear designers who embody the theme.

A dandy is someone who presents a captivating external fashion identity which supersedes any perception that could otherwise be interpreted as “less than.” It takes an embrace of one’s own charisma and confidence. A dandy amplifies the character they wish to present publicly so that they are seen as the finest in the room.

The guest curator of a new Met exhibition on Black style offers an annotated early look at a Dapper Dan jacket, André Leon Talley’s luggage and more.

A dandy, at his or her core, is a rewriter of narratives—the narratives carved into a society’s understanding about the communities from which the dandy has emerged.

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The historical figure Sammy Davis Jr. is the embodiment of Black dandyism. One writer delves into the lineage still alive today and how it intersects with this year's Met Gala theme.

Getting a jump on the media mayhem that the Met Gala and Monday's unveiling of "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art are likely to spark, Walmart has unveiled the "Modern Dandy Collection by AC Miller.

The May 2 event at the Gantt Center in uptown and features a red carpet, rotating runway and interactive panel.

Mr. Udé, 60, has long enjoyed a reputation as a pre-eminent dandyist artist; in fact, his portrait appears on the cover of “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,” the landmark 2009 study by Monica L. Miller, a professor of Africana studies at Barnard College.

The Met Gala is putting Black history and fashion to the forefront through its theme, but what does “Black Dandyism” mean?

In honor of the late, great Andre Leon Talley, we’re looking back at some of his best style statements over the years.

Vogue celebrates Black Dandy with a dynamic shoot featuring Teyana Taylor, Noah Lyles, Janelle Monae, Law Roach, and more.

Decades before "Black dandyism" became a global conversation, Maharaja Yeshwant Rao Holkar II of Indore was already redefining men’s fashion with his impeccable, minimalist style — blending Western tailoring and princely elegance with effortless ease.