As The Great Gatsby turns 100, take a look at the world of crime, music and culture that inspired some of the art of the Lost ...

Roseboro remembers walking by the Cotton Club or seeing Harlem Renaissance figures like Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway come back to the city. “When they would come, it was almost like a red carpet,” ...

There are rare insights into Duke Ellington in this book from Jack Chambers ... of Harlem has been undervalued in comparison with New Orleans. Ellington was part of the Harlem Renaissance. He argues ...

Before hitting the red carpet at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, several stars made a first stop at Bemelmans Bar, where they took a moment to reflect on the significance of the evening’s theme.

The 2025 Met Gala, for which he was serving as not only as a guest but also a member of the host committee. The gala’s accompanying exhibition—“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” on at the ...

When Usher landed in New York at 3 p.m. yesterday, the city was already buzzing with anticipation for one of fashion’s biggest nights. On Sunday evening, he had performed in Berlin—the ...

The history-laden style movement takes center stage as part of exhibit "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," kicking off at the Met Gala 2025.

In the 1920s, Harlem dandies wore fine tailoring and ... suits and carefully groomed appearance of American Jazz pioneer Duke Ellington (1899–1974) projected glamour rather than austerity.

From Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston to Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong ... culture and challenged prejudiced beliefs. The Harlem Renaissance gave fashion a soul, said Brandice Daniel ...

Launched by WBM and the Renaissance New York Hotel ... While inside the building where Harlem greats like Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, and James Baldwin also shined, guests ...