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Superfine: Tailoring Black Style – A Legacy of Elegance and Identity

Exploring Black dandyism’s legacy, this panel previews The Met’s Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibition.

Harlem’s fashion legacy takes center stage as experts discuss tailoring, Black dandyism, and identity at The Apollo Stages. 

Few cultural movements have shaped global style like Black dandyism—an aesthetic of defiance, distinction, and dignity. As The Met prepares to unveil Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, this exhibition preview conversation at The Apollo Stages promises an immersive exploration of Harlem’s pivotal role in Black sartorial history.

On April 8, a distinguished panel will delve into the legacy of tailoring within the Black diaspora. Featuring Monica L. Miller (Guest Curator and Africana Studies Chair, Barnard College), Jonathan McCrory (National Black Theatre), Lana Turner (historian and fashion icon), and Dandy Wellington (bandleader and style activist), the discussion will illuminate how fashion has been wielded as a tool of empowerment and rebellion.

Beyond fabric and form, tailoring has long been a means of cultural storytelling—marking milestones, signaling resistance, and asserting identity. Harlem, the birthplace of countless artistic and political movements, serves as the perfect venue for this dialogue. As Superfine: Tailoring Black Style opens this May, and The Met Gala celebrates suiting with “Tailored for You,” this conversation is a timely tribute to those who have stitched history into every seam.

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