![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In a 2014 interview with Dazed magazine, Dapper Dan recalls that from the age of 25, he was capitalising on his reputation for always looking the part. Dapper Dan is very aware of the importance of image and the advantage it gives one in life.ĭapper Dan used his difficult childhood and environment as an inspiration to be better. He is often found donned in his signature crisp, colorful yet clean and chic suits. He began by selling shoplifted clothes out of his car and opened his first shop, “Dapper Dan’s Ladies & Gentlemen Boutique” in 1982.ĭAPPER DAN’S INSPIRATION Anyone who’s had a glimpse of Dapper Dan will agree that even at the age of 75, Dan really is dapper. You put on nice clothes, no matter how poor you are or where you come from, and you go down town and dress just like them”. “Nothing transforms a person quicker than a garment. During this time, he saw clothing as a way out of the harsh and tough Harlem life. HOW DID DAPPER DAN START IN FASHION? In his memoir, “Made in Harlem”, he details his days as a hustler and drug dealer. It was when he enrolled in an education programme sponsored by Columbia University that he took a trip to Africa and came back with a newfound interest in fashion. He grew up in Harlem with his three brothers and sisters.ĭAPPER DAN EDUCATION According to Business of Fashion, Dapper Dan dropped out of school and became involved in shop-lifitng and gang activity. DAPPER DAN’S PARENTS / SIBLINGS Dapper Dan’s father, Robert, was a civil servant and his mother Lily, was a homemaker. He says, “I was born at the bottom so anything I get is a blessing”. In his memoir, “Made in Harlem”, he shares that he had to learn how to steal and became a gambler by the time he was 13 years old. Growing up poor, he describes his childhood as tough and he had to learn survival at an early age. ![]()
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