With his eponymous store on 125th Street, DAPPER DAN PIONEERED
STREETWEAR IN THE EARLY 1980S, co-opting luxury branding to design
original garments with high-end detail. Known for using exquisite
leathers, furs, and other fine materials, he first drew powerful New
York City hustlers as clientele, who all came due to his strong street
reputation as a LEGENDARY PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER AND DANDY. He then went
on to outfit entertainers and other celebrities, including Eric B. &
Rakim, LL Cool J, Salt-N-Pepa, Mike Tyson, Missy Elliott, JAY-Z,
Beyonce, Aaliyah, P. Diddy, Floyd Mayweather, and many more. DAPPER
DAN HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, Elle, Vogue, W, Vanity
Fair, The New Yorker, on CNN, and Netflix. His works have been on
display at The Smithsonian, The Museum at FIT, The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art. DAPPER DAN’s boutique reopened
in 2017 in a major partnership with Gucci. His memoir, DAPPER DAN:
Made in HARLEM IS A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.CO-SPONSORED BY MUSEUM
OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROIT
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