Were you fly? Flyness wasn’t about how handsome you were, although that helped, or about how expensive your clothes were, although that helped, or what brand they were. … Power was fly, and fly was power. I only learned who Dapper Dan was recently, in the context of hearing about his partnership with Gucci after years of being raided and copied by major European luxury brands. The short version of who he is and why he’s known: Dan was a hustler who had made a […]
Blackenized fashion
Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem by Daniel R. Day