Dapper Dan paid a visit to Power 105.1’s ‘The Breakfast Club’ on Thursday and talked about his fashion legacy in Harlem, the Gucci boycott, and the lack of black-owned fashion luxury fashion brands. The 74-year-old designer discussed his fashion influence in hip-hop culture and beyond, and why he partnered with …
Read More »Dapper Dan Announces New “Gucci Changemakers” Program To Scout Fashion Designers Of Color Following Blackface Sweater Controversy
On behalf of the fashion brand, Gucci, Dapper Dan has launched a $5 million initiative in hopes to regain the support of the Black community after the company’s recent “blackface” sweater scandal. The new initiative, Gucci Changemakers, is a program that will help upcoming fashion gurus of color break into …
Read More »LeBron James To Receive Icon Award From Harlem’s Fashion Row
LeBron James is pretty much doing it all. He’s an activist, a three-time NBA champion and now he is being honored as an icon. On Wednesday (Sept. 5), Harlem’s Fashion Row will be presenting James with an icon award during New York Fashion Week. The event will include presentations from …
Read More »Dapper Dan Biopic Coming To The Big Screen From Sony and Jerrod Carmichael
The godfather of hip-hop fashion has teamed up with Sony and Jerrod Carmichael to transform his forthcoming memoir into a biopic for the big screen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Developed by Sony, and adapted by creator and star of “The Carmichael Show,” the film is set to take place in Harlem in the ‘80s, …
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