Elegance as Resistance: Black Dandyism, Left-Wing Politics, and the Spectacle of the Met Gala
Fashion, identity and politics are inextricably entwined in the new Met Gala theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” and as cultural critics have noted, the choice is not merely aesthetic but “incredibly political” . In historical perspective, the Black dandy emerged from the peculiar intersection of slavery, class and resistance: as Monica L. Miller documents in …