Harlem’s Very Own Dapper Dan
23Oct 12
Please take some time out of your day to read about Dapper Dan, one of New York’s finest characters, a man who pioneered street-wear in the early 1980s by co-opting luxury branding from the likes of Louis Vuitton and MCM and designing original menswear with high-end detail—including exquisite leathers, furs, and skins. His store was once located on 125th Street in Harlem and visited by many rappers and celebrated. There’s a great interview done by Jay Z’s site Life and Times with Dapper Dan which is truly insightful on how things ran in Harlem during the 80s.
For updates on Dapper Dan and his activities make sure you keep an eye on his site HERE and his Twitter
