The Met Gala, which is widely considered the most prestigious fashion event in the world, will soon pay homage to Black menswear and suit tailoring.. The 2025 Met Gala dress code is "Tailored for ...

A key, enduring look: the zoot suit. One style that arose out of the Harlem Renaissance, directly linked to dandyism, was the zoot suit. The suit, ...

A key, enduring look: the zoot suit. One style that arose out of the Harlem Renaissance, directly linked to dandyism, ... The zoot suit lives on today in the gender-fluid designs of Willy Chavarria.

Take the zoot suit, first popularized in the 1920s in urban centers like New York’s Harlem, with its wide-legged, high-waisted pants and long suit coats with padded shoulders.

Ahead of the 2025 Met Gala, whose theme centers around the Black dandy style, get to know Dapper Dan, Christopher John Rogers, and more Black menswear designers who embody the theme.

The “La Bamba” and “Zoot Suit” creator will appear at the Plaza Classic Film Festival, where he’ll reflect on art, identity and El Paso’s influence on his work.

In 1943, servicemen and police officers attacked Black, Mexican and Filipino men in what was labeled the Zoot Suit Riots. The zoot suit lives on today in the gender-fluid designs of Willy ...