The Harlem Renaissance was a golden age of Black culture. An iconic period of our history, the time between 1920 and 1937 gave birth to Black literature, art, fashion and music that left a lasting ...

Shortly after emancipation, Black-influenced fashion would become mainstream. The Harlem Renaissance was a showcase of luxury ...

Though Miller traces the origins of the Black dandy all the way back to the early enslavement of Africans in 17th-century London, the art of Black dandyism really hit a stride during the Harlem ...

As Miller explains in Slaves to Fashion, the all-black suits worn by the men and the all-white outfits of women and children during the Silent Protest Parade of 1917 spoke volumes; thousands of ...

The Harlem Renaissance gave fashion a soul, said Brandice Daniel, founder of Harlem's Fashion Row, an agency that connects designers of color with retailers and brand opportunities.

From bold-colored scarves to the zoot suit in Harlem to the mass popularity of bold acrylic nails, Black culture in fashion has always been present in American history.

The Harlem Renaissance gave fashion a soul, said Brandice Daniel, founder of Harlem’s Fashion Row, an agency that connects designers of color with retailers and brand opportunities.

The history-laden style movement will be front and center at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose spring exhibit kicks off with the biggest night in fashion, the Met Gala.