Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem

The story of a legendary designer who pioneered high-end streetwear, from a storefront in Harlem to the red carpet in Hollywood, dressing everyone from Salt-N-Pepa and Eric B. & Rakim to Beyoncé and JAY Z along the way. DAPPER DAN IS... "Black fashion's greatest treasure." BET "the original auteur of gangster chic." GQ "the godfather of hip-hop fashion." 
 
With his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the early 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his own flamboyant designs. But before that, he was a hungry boy with holes in his shoes, a teen who gambled drug dealers out of their money, a young man in prison who found nourishment in books, and, finally, a designer who broke barriers to outfit celebrities in looks that went on to define an era. By turns playful, poignant, and inspiring, and featuring two incredible eight-page color photo inserts, Dapper Dan's memoir is a high-stakes coming-of-age story, spanning more than seventy years and set against the backdrop of an ever-evolving America.