How the remarkable musical transformed a beloved folk tale into a celebratory vision for the future of Black America ...

The Met's spring exhibition presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over 300 years through the concept of dandyism.

Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate ...

Her 2009 book “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity”—a sensation in the realm of fashion studies—is the springboard for this show.

Andra Day attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York.

The 2025 Met Gala theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," pays homage to the lesser-known style movement known as Black dandyism. We'll explain.

The 2025 Met Gala theme, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," pays homage to the lesser-known style movement known as Black dandyism. We'll explain. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

This year's Met Gala theme and dress code are inspired by Monica L. Miller's 2009 book, "Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity," per USA TODAY. Advertisement ...

'Tailoring Black Style": ... Their sharp suits, Carter explains, signal more than fashion—they reflect upward mobility, diasporic identity, and a sense of having made it despite the odds.

The theme, which is inspired by Monica L. Miller ’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, features not only historic clothing styles ...

In Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling Black Diasporic Identity, guest curator Dr. Monica Miller argues that, by adopting the European cultural movement of dandyism, Black people ...

“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” is the first Costume Institute exhibit to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years devoted to menswear.