Dapper Dan Made In Harlem

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Dapper Dan Made In Harlem

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  • Dapper Dan The original. As Featured On: Official site of the Harlem fashion icon. Dapper Dan The original.
  • About Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. “Dapper Dan is a legend, an icon, a beacon of inspiration to many in the Black community.His story isn’t just about fashion. It’s about tenacity, curiosity, artistry, hustle, love, and a singular determination to live our dreams out loud.”—Ava DuVernay, director of Selma, 13th, and A Wrinkle in Time.
  • Dapper Dan, Made in Harlem is an homage to the fashion designer's childhood dreams about dressing like the Harlem street hustlers in the 1960’s - and being the fashion icon he is today. I am truly obsessed with this New York Times Bestseller.
  • Day shares his recollections in a new book entitled Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem and reading this memoir is like running a finger along an African American timeline marking the second half of the twentieth century and beyond. Day introduces his famil.

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In his first-ever memoir, Dapper Dan: Made In Harlem, which is out now, the now 75-year-old designer spells out his story, documenting the cinematic highs and lows along the way. The book came out in July, and has since received high praise by everyone from Ava DuVernay to Taraji P.