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Book Cover for: Dandy Lion: Black Dandy and Street Style, Shantrelle P. Lewis

Dandy Lion: Black Dandy and Street Style

Shantrelle P. Lewis

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Suits that pop with loud colors and dazzling patterns, complete with a nearly ubiquitous bowtie, define the style of the new "dandy." Described as "high-styled rebels" by author Shantrelle P. Lewis, Black men with a penchant for color and refined fashion, both new and vintage, have gained popular attention in recent years, influencing mainstream fashion. But Black dandyism itself is not new; originating from the intersection of Africa's long history of sartorial aesthetics and European fashion, then later from the personal styling of enslaved people in Victorian England, it has continued for generations in black cultures around the world. Now, set against the backdrop of hip-hop culture, this iteration of dandies is redefining what it means to be Black, masculine, and fashionable. Dandy Lion presents and celebrates individual dandy personalities, designers and tailors, movements and events that define contemporary dandyism. Throughout the book, self-expression is communicated through personal style, clothing, shoes, hats, and swagger. Lewis's carefully curated selection of contemporary photographs surveys the movement across the globe in spectacular form, with all the vibrant patterns, electrifying colors, and fanciful poses of this brilliant style subculture.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Aperture
  • Publish Date: May 30th, 2017
  • Pages: 144
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.40in - 7.70in - 0.80in - 2.00lb
  • EAN: 9781597113892
  • Categories: • Subjects & Themes - Fashion• Subjects & Themes - Portraits & Selfies• Black Studies (Global)

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About the Author

Lewis, Shantrelle P.: - Shantrelle P. Lewis is a US-based curator and researcher specializing in diasporic aesthetics, and the survival and evolution of African retentions. She was a 2014 United Nations Program for People of African Descent Fellow and a 2012-13 Andy Warhol Curatorial Fellow. Lewis has curated exhibitions for several institutions including the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts; Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art; Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture; and the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Her traveling curatorial initiative, the Dandy Lion Project, examines global Black dandyism through photography and film.

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