NAS - 1988 - Dapper Dan was the man. With his boutique in Harlem, he was lacing every relevant rapper and athlete...Tyson, Eric B & Rakim, you name it. I wasn't there
![I came up a black staircase': how Dapper Dan went from fashion industry pariah to Gucci god | Fashion | The Guardian I came up a black staircase': how Dapper Dan went from fashion industry pariah to Gucci god | Fashion | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ce54158809753640124ca63e0a95c9bffde5b67e/343_150_1820_1092/master/1820.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9a7e4776bece522ec487328e34f6d81d)
I came up a black staircase': how Dapper Dan went from fashion industry pariah to Gucci god | Fashion | The Guardian
![TIL of Dapper Dan, a Harlem man who was chief tailor to a number of New York rappers, athletes, and dealers in the 80s. His apparel was often covered in bootleg Gucci, TIL of Dapper Dan, a Harlem man who was chief tailor to a number of New York rappers, athletes, and dealers in the 80s. His apparel was often covered in bootleg Gucci,](https://external-preview.redd.it/JS3-DOqyoeGI_Cwibf3l3o5VWGP6DPqEP2Dm-LsWxKQ.jpg?auto=webp&s=09fffa81095b8576968ccfc4e449b76aabca4581)
TIL of Dapper Dan, a Harlem man who was chief tailor to a number of New York rappers, athletes, and dealers in the 80s. His apparel was often covered in bootleg Gucci,
![Gucci-Dapper Dan: a special collaboration between the House and the Harlem designer. - Gucci Stories Gucci-Dapper Dan: a special collaboration between the House and the Harlem designer. - Gucci Stories](https://media.gucci.com/content/DiaryArticleSingle_Small_640x896/1531473306/DiaryArticleSingle_DapperDan-Collection-02_001_Default.jpg)
Gucci-Dapper Dan: a special collaboration between the House and the Harlem designer. - Gucci Stories
![Dapper Dan Talks His Gucci Partnership, Dressing Harlem's Notorious Gangsters, and Getting Busted by Sonia Sotomayor | GQ Dapper Dan Talks His Gucci Partnership, Dressing Harlem's Notorious Gangsters, and Getting Busted by Sonia Sotomayor | GQ](https://media.gq.com/photos/5a970ca4463e0e0b76801cfa/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/dapper-dan-harlem-gucci-gq-style-18-24.jpg)