Black 80s fashion men

Throwback picture of Jodeci.

The Isley Brothers

In this week’s issue, Kelefa Sanneh writes about Dapper Dan, a designer who co-opted luxury-brand logos out of his Harlem boutique, creating one-of-a-kind outfits for hip-hop artists, rappers, and gangsters in the '80s (sub req): http://nyr.kr/15P9K20 Click through for a slide show of photographs of some of Dapper Dan’s custom outfits, like those in the photo above, worn by drug dealer Alberto (Alpo) Martinez in 1988: http://nyr.kr/ZHROm8

A photo collection showing the lives of black people in 1970s Britain will go on display at Hackney Picturehouse. The images from charity Autograph include work by Colin Jones and Tex Ajetunmobi

Will Smith & Jazzy Jeff

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