By B Michael
Considered the grandfather of fashion designers of color, Arthur McGee got his start in fashion after entering a contest for a scholarship to Traphagen School of Design in New York. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: fashion
Louis Vuitton’s Men’s Spring-Summer 2020 Gear
The Guardian writes that with Karl Lagerfeld’s death in February, there is a vacancy in Parisian fashion for a designer to turn fashion shows into a spectacle. Continue Reading →
Olivier Rousteing’s The Balmain Festival X (RED) Part Of la Fête de la Musique, Paris
Highlighting once again the inseparable intertwining of music with Olivier Rousteing’s singular style, Balmain’s presentation of its Men’s Spring 2020 Collection formed part of la Fête de la Musique, Paris’ annual all-night celebration of music. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Dapper Dan Launches New Book At Brooklyn Academy Of Music (BAM)
Unbound, a book launch series with BAM and Greenlight Bookstore presents Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem
Burberry Channels Harlem’s Dapper Dan With Canvas Brown Sneakers
Burberry gets into the street wear game with their red, brown and grey color logo sneakers with an almost classic Converse-ish look that hints at a luxury street style which Dapper Dan invented in the 1980s in Harlem. Continue Reading →
What’s Old Is New And What’s New Is Old
The similarities between American designer Virgil Abloh and Harlem’s James Baldwin
Harlem Resident Don Lemon And Others At Fashions Dennis Basso Evening Wear Collaboration
As you know we love those who give back from Harlem to Harare, so we love that Iconic fashion designer Dennis Basso presented an exclusive fashion show to a sold-out crowd. Continue Reading →
Dining With Miss Lil: Great American Hat Show 2019 Is Afrikon Forever
By Lil Nickelson and photographs by Rudy Collins
Every year for the last seven years Harriet Rosebud Hats puts on the Great American Hat Show to showcase Harriet Rosebud’s hat creations and each year she picks a different theme. Continue Reading →
Savile Row’s Ozwald Boateng Debuts Womenswear At The Apollo Theater In Harlem
Ozwald Boateng, the one-time wunderkind of London’s Savile Row and the bespoke tailor to the stars, filled the historic Apollo Theater to its rafters in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. Continue Reading →