Give Fonzworth Bentley his flowers. As a kid I didn’t realize what he was doing was dandyism + how it combatted stereotypes about Black men while expressing his individuality + style
+ He was doing it in Hip-Hop at a time where masculinity was defined by a particular look
Man i remember this night
I remember looking up how many albums
@MariahCarey
had sold at the time to be on point
i made a comment to someone else bragging on how many albums she had sold & before i could get to the next sentence she swiftly corrected me with the RIGHT # 🤦🏾♂️😜♥️
✨ "Virgil’s appointment means a tremendous amount, not only to him, but also to his friends, peers, and people like me, who grew up on streetwear and hip-hop, and come from the same world."