Dandy Lion: Black Dandy and Street Style
Shantrelle P. Lewis
(Author)
Description
Black men appropriating, subverting, and reinventing the dress styles of society elites--described as "high-styled rebels" by author Shantrelle P. Lewis--are influencing the language of contemporary fashion. Dandy Lion presents and celebrates the black dandy movement, and its designers and tailors, in photographs and stories from all over the world.Product Details
Price
$35.00
$32.55
Publisher
Aperture
Publish Date
May 30, 2017
Pages
144
Dimensions
7.7 X 10.4 X 0.8 inches | 2.0 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781597113892
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About the Author
Shantrelle P. Lewis is a U.S.-based curator and researcher specializing in diasporic aesthetics, and the survival and evolution of African retentions. She was a 2014 United Nations Program for People of African Descent Fellow and a 2012-13 Andy Warhol Curatorial Fellow. Lewis has curated exhibitions for several institutions including the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts; Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art; Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture; and the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Her traveling curatorial initiative, The Dandy Lion Project, examines global black dandyism through photography and film.
