Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
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Book Overview This exploration of Black dandy fashion and its representation in art and literature highlights the vibrant, complicated legacy of a reco...
This exploration of Black dandy fashion and its representation in art and literature highlights the vibrant, complicated legacy of a recognizable yet constantly shifting style, from its origins in Enlightenment Europe to the contemporary art and fashion worlds
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style traces the complex and vibrant legacy of menswear across three centuries of Black culture--from today's hip-hop aesthetic and popular street trends, through its use during the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights movement as a symbol of creative and political agency, to its surprising origins as an imposed uniform for servants and enslaved people. Organized by key characteristics of dandyism that resonate across time, including presence, distinction, disguise, and respectability, this fresh interpretation of a centuries-old aesthetic draws on prominent Black voices in fashion, literature, and art--among them, Dandy Wellington, Amy Sherald, Ik
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 376 | Language: English | Publisher: METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | ISBN: 1588397998
FormatHardcover
Pages376
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1588397998
EAN9781588397997
PublisherMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
Publication Date1970-01-01
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight5.21 Pounds
Length12.43 Inches
Width9.72 Inches
Height1.51 Inches
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