SUPERFINE, tailoring Black style

370pp., 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2025

ISBN: 9781588397997

Published in conjunction with the exhibition, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2025.

An exploration of Black dandy fashion and its representation in art and literature, from its origins in Enlightenment Europe to the contemporary art and fashion worlds.

Contributions include:

"Portrait of the Modern Dandy", a photo essay by Tyler Mitchell'

"'No Indifferent Appearance', Superfine: Tailoring Black style" by Monica Miller

"Making Superfine", interviews with artists Torkwase Dyson and Tanda Francis

"Epilogue" by Iké Udé.

Monica L. Miller, Guest Curator of Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, is Professor and Chair of Africana Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York.