Exhibition Preview Conversation—Superfine: Tailoring Black Style at The Victoria Theater

In celebration of The Met’s upcoming Costume Institute exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, join us for an intimate panel conversation exploring the enduring legacy of tailoring and dandyism, and the cultural influence of Harlem as a center for Black fashion, art, and creativity.



Cover of "Dan Burley's Original Handbook of Harlem Jive" shows a stylized person in a plaid suit and hat, set against bold, vintage typography.
Discover the foundational history of jive culture in the United States as a form of expression.
Brent Hayes Edwards
July 18
Porcelain figurine depicting an 18th-century scene with a servant holding a tray of cups and a seated aristocratic woman in floral attire, against a blue background.
How did eighteenth-century European art subtly obscure Black labor and promote subjection?
Adrienne L. Childs
July 1
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