{"product_id":"dapper-dan-made-in-harlem-a-memoir","title":"Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoir","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBESTSELLER ‚Ä¢ ‚ÄúDapper Dan is a legend, an icon, a beacon of inspiration to many in the Black community. His story isn‚Äôt just about fashion. It‚Äôs about tenacity, curiosity, artistry, hustle, love, and a singular determination to live our dreams out loud.‚Äù‚ÄîAva DuVernay, director of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSelma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e13th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Wrinkle in Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eVANITY FAIR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚Ä¢ DAPPER DAN NAMED ONE OF \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTIME\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄôS 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his own innovative, glamorous designs. But before he reinvented haute couture, he was a hungry boy with holes in his shoes, a teen who daringly gambled drug dealers out of their money, and a young man in a prison cell who found nourishment in books. In this remarkable memoir, he tells his full story for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Decade after decade, Dapper Dan discovered creative ways to flourish in a country designed to privilege certain Americans over others. He witnessed, profited from, and despised the rise of two drug epidemics. He invented stunningly bold credit card frauds that took him around the world. He paid neighborhood kids to jog with him in an effort to keep them out of the drug game. And when he turned his attention to fashion, he did so with the energy and curiosity with which he approaches all things: learning how to treat fur himself when no one would sell finished fur coats to a Black man; finding the best dressed hustler in the neighborhood and converting him into  a customer; staying open twenty-four hours a day for nine years straight to meet demand; and, finally, emerging as a world-famous designer whose looks went on to define an era, dressing cultural icons including Eric B. and Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane, Mike Tyson, Alpo Martinez, LL Cool J, Jam Master Jay, Diddy, Naomi Campbell, and Jay-Z.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e By turns playful, poignant, thrilling, and inspiring, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDapper Dan: Made in Harlem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a high-stakes coming-of-age story spanning more than seventy years and set against the backdrop of an America where, as in the life of its narrator, the only constant is change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePraise for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDapper Dan: Made in Harlem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‚ÄúDapper Dan is a true one of a kind, self-made, self-liberated, and the sharpest man you will \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eever\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e see. He is couture himself.‚Äù\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄîMarcus Samuelsson, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebestselling author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e Yes, Chef\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‚ÄúWhat James Baldwin is to American literature, Dapper Dan is to American fashion. He is the ultimate success saga, an iconic fashion hero to multiple generations, fusing street with high sartorial elegance. He is pure American style.‚Äù\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄîAndr√© Leon Talley, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eVogue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e contributing editor and author\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003eder-toggle=\"{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}\"\u0026gt;\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e ","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50146284339485,"sku":"9780525510512","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780525510512.jpg?v=1752164770","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/dapper-dan-made-in-harlem-a-memoir","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}