Dapper Dan
The GAP And Dapper Dan Partner For New “DAP GAP” Campaign
One of the most well received collaborations is getting a second edition. The GAP and Dapper Dan have partnered up for a new DAP GAP campaign. Hype Beast is reporting that the national retailer is tapping the iconic atelier once again to bring his distinct flavor to a new collection. The initiative was announced on Giving […]
The GAP And Dapper Dan Set To Release New Batch Of “DAP GAP” Hoodies
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: THE GAP / THE GAP The GAP and Dapper Dan are doubling up on their memorable collaboration. A new set of DAP GAP hoodies are on the way. Source: THE GAP / THE GAP As spotted on Hype Beast your favorite fashion influencer’s favorite fashion influencer is partnering up with the San Francisco, California corporation just in time for the fall. This week the national clothing retailer announced that another round of DAP GAP hooded sweatshirts are releasing soon. As expected these pieces are perfectly themed for the fall and winter seasons. The drop features four colorways including a red flannel, yellow checkered print, a twist on the classic tartan and a camel color which resembles a herringbone pattern. This time though we also get a touch of uptown flav...
Dapper Dan Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award, Here Are Some Of His Most Iconic Fits
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Sean Zanni / Getty This week Dapper Dan made history not once but twice. On Wednesday (Nov. 10), the legend received a lifetime achievement award from the fashion industry. As spotted on MSNBC the Harlem, New York native got some of the respect he has long deserved. On Wednesday, November 10 he was recognized by his peers with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award. This honor, chosen by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, is one of the highest decorations awarded to any designer. Not only is he the first person of color to receive it but he is also the first to win the award and never curated a formal runway show. But when you really understand the Dap’s influence the only conversation to be had is why hadn’t the honor come soo...
Uptown’s Finest: Dapper Dan To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty One of the culture’s biggest influencers ever is about to get some overdue acclaim. Dapper Dan is set to receive the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award from the CFDA. As spotted on Hype Beast the Harlem, Manhattan native will be honored during the forthcoming 2021 CFDA Awards. This distinction is unique in many ways as Dap is first ever recipient to ever receive it without activating a runway show. He spoke about the announcement on his Instagram account. In true fashion he pointed to his Uptown roots for giving him the DNA. “Isn’t it ironic how the fashion world says that Dapper Dan won the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, without ever having a runway show?” he wrote. The streets of Harlem have been my...
Talk Slow: Dapper Dan Details How Luxury Eventually Embraced Hip-Hop
Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty After decades of being shunned by premium brands time has proven Hip-Hop is your favorite tastemaker’s tastemaker. One of our elders recently gave the skinny on the culture became such a force. Last week our genre broke more barriers like never before. On September 15 famed auction house Sotheby’s sold off some rather iconic Rap collectibles. The sale was a first ever occasion for the brand with The Notorious B.I.G.’s Rap Pages crown going to market for a price tag of $594,750. High Snobiety partnered with Sotheby’s in a panel that examined “The Rise Of Hip-Hop”. One of the featured guests on the special session was none other than Dapper Dan. His insight truly showed that what the South Bronx created has transformed the world. When asked about pivotal...
Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes are available now at time.com/time100, and Mr Funsho’s TIME100 profile is available here. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Rotary member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. “I’m honored to be recognized by TIME for my part in ensuring that no child in Africa will ever again be paralyzed by wild polio, a disease that once disabl...
