The history of Black dandyism illustrates how Black people have transformed from being enslaved and stylized as luxury items, acquired like any other signifier of wealth and status, to autonomous, self-fashioning individuals who are global trendsetters. Examining the history of Black style through the lens of dandyism means pulling references from the Sunday best of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Harlem Renaissance excess of the 1920s and 30s, and the zoot suits of the 1940sdefined by an excess of fabric, made subversive by rations during World War II
(This is one reason Ive used anchovy sparingly, and opted for paste rather than having to actually look at the filets) When I was in my early 20s, I finally tried Caesar salad, and then I realized what Id been missing
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