Streetwear Icon Dapper Dan Reps the “True Harlem Dandy Era” in Custom Zoot Suit at the 2025 Met Gala. The Harlem-bred fashion designer and Gucci collaborator stepped out in a custom-made zoot ...

Dan previewed his look on social media earlier today, noting that the zoot suit, which was popularized in the 1920s, served as his inspiration. “My theme Is LOGO MANIA . A movement in fashion ...

Ever the sartorial statement maker, Dapper Dan returned to his African roots at the 2025 Met Gala in a black and white zoot suit emblazoned with the mythical Ghanaian bird symbol, the Sankofa.

For this year’s Met Gala, Dapper Dan used an actual zoot suit from the Harlem Renaissance era as a model to fashion his own entirely sequin-covered version, featuring both a Sankofa symbol in ...

Dapper Dan, The Modern Dandy, Reminds Us Of Our Roots At The 2025 Met Gala The style aficionado expertly executed this year's theme with his modernized Zoot suit. Getty Images ...

Speaking to CNN ahead of his arrival at the gala, fashion designer Dapper Dan said “real dandyism” began with zoot suits, jazz and the Harlem Renaissance movement.

But modern-day examples include Prince, André Leon Talley, André 3000, Dapper Dan, LaQuan Smith; Tyler, the Creator; Pharrell Williams, Colman Domingo, ... What is a zoot suit?

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.

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.

Ever the sartorial statement maker, Dapper Dan returned to his African roots at the 2025 Met Gala in a black and white zoot suit emblazoned with the mythical Ghanaian bird symbol, the Sankofa.

Speaking to CNN ahead of his arrival at the gala, fashion designer Dapper Dan said “real dandyism” began with zoot suits, jazz and the Harlem Renaissance movement.