DANDY LION (APERTURE) (HB)

Suits that pop with loud colours and dazzling patterns, complete with a nearly ubiquitous bowtie, define the style of the new “dandy.” But black dandyism itself is not new; originating in Enlightenment England’s slave culture, 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.