From the early ‘80s to the early ‘90s, Daniel Day, better known as Dapper Dan, was one of the most sought after tailors in Harlem. Numerous hip hop artists and athletes like LL Cool J, Salt-N-Pepa and ...

From JAY-Z’s “U Don’t Know” (“Wear a G on my chest/I don’t need Dapper Dan”) to Pusha T’s “M.F.T.R.” (“While every song got a rapper dance/Yugh, I’m drug money like Dapper Dan”), to Nas’ “U.B.R.” ...

Long before his much-lauded partnership with Gucci, the fashion designer Daniel R. Day—better known as Dapper Dan—found and nurtured a high-end clientele by adorning the most powerful people in his ...