In 2016, Gucci release Epiphany, a limited-edition title featuring images captured during a shoot that took place in a palazzo in Milan to document the pre-fall 2016 Gucci Collections for women and men, designed by creative director Alessandro Michele. This marks the second book for Gucci by Ari Marcopoulous. The book also includes a host of original images shot on location in Harlem, in addition to portraits of friends of the House and Dapper Dan such as artist, director and designer Trevor Andrew, artist, poet and author Cleo Wade, restauranteur and Harlem chef Marcus Samuelsson, and business and author Steve Stoute. & Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa-LL Cool J, and Jay-Z. His clients over the years included Eric B. The limited-edition book documents Marcopoulos’ journey through Harlem, Dapper Dan’s home and the location of his eponymous atelier, which Gucci actually helped the designer reopen in December 2017.ĭapper Dan’s original claim to fame was his boutique in Harlem, which originally operated from 1982 to 1992, and was associated with introducing high fashion to the hip-hop community.
Titled Dapper Dan’s Harlem, the book will officially launched on January 8 at a cocktail party at the Gucci Garden during Pitti Uomo 95.
The book was produced by Gucci and shot by filmmaker and photographer Ari Marcopolous. Dapper Dan, friend and partner to the house, has collaborated with the house again, this time for a special limited-edition book dedicated to him. Stay tuned for Gucci’s fall 2018 collection, which is set to feature a Gucci x Dapper Dan capsule line.Alessandro Michele isn’t the only one in the spotlight at Gucci. Nothing has been more significant in the Harlem cultural scene than Alessandro and Gucci coming to Harlem and partnering with Dapper Dan.” “The people have spoken and Gucci has listened. “Everyone paid homage to Dapper Dan, but no one ever paid him,” Dapper Dan said in a press release sent to GQ. Similar to his practices during the ’80s and ’90s, Dapper Dan will use the new space to create custom garments via “raw materials, fabrics, prints, embroidered patches and hardware,” all supplied by Gucci to make one-of-a-kind pieces. Now, it seems official that Dapper Dan will have an atelier that will open in uptown Manhattan in January.Īnd guess what? The spot will be backed by Gucci.
Why? Because the internet immediately noticed that it was almost an exact replica of a Dapper Dan design that was created decades ago.Īlessandro Michele, the creative director for the iconic brand, later disclosed that he was paying homage to the fashion icon.īut now, instead of paying homage to Dapper Dan, the brand has decided to team up with him for an upcoming clothing collection–and even featured him in an ad campaign.ĭapper Dan, whose real name is Daniel Day, spent much of the 1980s inventing his own sampling, putting his spin on luxury apparel ranging from Gucci to Louis Vuitton, in addition to garments worn by local and visiting royalty, GQ reports.Īnd before you knew it, Dapper Dan was being featured in high-fashion runway shows.Įarlier this year, rumors swirled about the New York fashion designer reopening his legendary Harlem boutique. Back in May, Gucci received a little flack for sending a mink jacket down the runway for its cruise 2018 collection.
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