βοΈπ#ArtIsAWeapon
π¨#Artist: Jerrell Gibbs @jerrellgibbs
#Artwork: Fly, Black boy, FLY, 2020
πΈ #Photographer: Alice Springs
#Photo: AndrΓ© Leon Talley, 'La Villa Vigie', 1989 (Image 2)
When the @metcostumeinstitute announced recently that its Spring 2025 exhibition will be "...a cultural and historical examination of the Black dandy," I immediately thought that fashion icon AndrΓ© Leon Talley's trailblazing work should be centered and the annual benefit could be held to honor his legacy. You know, like they did for that racist, sexist Karl Lagerfeld in 2023.
π₯ & βοΈπΎ reposted from @metcostumeinstitute Coming May 2025, βSuperfine: Tailoring Black Styleβ will examine the historical and cultural emergence of the Black dandy.
Inspired by curator Monica Millerβs 2009 book, βSlaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,β the exhibition will present a cultural and historical examination of the Black dandy, from the figureβs emergence in Enlightenment Europe during the 18th century to todayβs incarnations in cities around the world.
Colman Domingo (@kingofbingo), @LewisHamilton, @ASAPRocky, @Pharrell Williams, and Anna Wintour will co-chair the next #CostumeInstitute Benefit on the First Monday in May. LeBron James (@kingjames) will serve as honorary chair.
The Benefit, also known as The Met Gala, celebrates the opening of the 2025 exhibition βSuperfine: Tailoring Black Styleβ and provides The Costume Institute with its primary source of annual funding for exhibitions, publications, acquisitions, operations, and capital improvements.
βSuperfine: Tailoring Black Styleβ opens to the public on May 10 and will be celebrated at the 2025 Met Gala on May 5.
#AndrΓ©LeonTalley #BlackDandy #BlackMenInFashion #VogueEditor #LibraSeason
#SuperfineStyle #MetGala2025
