If this year’s Met Gala is anything to go by, the classic gentleman and old-school grooming are gearing up for a resurgence.

Streetwear Icon Dapper Dan Reps the "True Harlem Dandy Era" in Custom Zoot Suit at the 2025 Met Gala ...

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 .

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 ...

The 2025 Met Gala would have been incomplete without the modern Black Dandy in attendance: Dapper Dan. A Harlem legend and style icon, the trailblazing tailor walked the blue carpet of the ...

He made his much-anticipated grand entrance in his own design, of course: a black-and-white, zoot-suit-inspired tuxedo with lace, honoring the Harlem Renaissance of the ’20s.

On a mission to “represent culture” at the 2025 Met Gala, Dapper Dan celebrated Black American history with the Zoot Suit while paying tribute to Ghanaian heritage with a large Sankofa bird on ...

But modern-day examples include Prince, André Leon Talley, André 3000, Dapper Dan, LaQuan Smith; Tyler, the Creator; Pharrell Williams, Colman Domingo, Janelle Monáe, Solange and others.

But modern-day examples include Prince, André Leon Talley, André 3000, Dapper Dan, LaQuan Smith; Tyler, the Creator; Pharrell Williams, Colman Domingo, Janelle Monáe, Solange and others.