Symposium | Elena Romero in conversation with Dapper Dan and Jeriana San Juan

Elena Romero in conversation with Dapper Dan and Jeriana San Juan at The Museum at FIT's annual fashion symposium, Black Fashion Designers, held on Monday, February 6, 2017.
The one-day symposium featured talks by designers, models, journalists, and scholars on African diasporic culture and fashion.
Elena Romero is an adjunct assistant professor at FIT. She is author of Free Stylin’: How Hip Hop Changed the Fashion Industry.
Dapper Dan pioneered high-end street wear during the early 1980s. His celebrity clients include LL Cool J, Missy Elliott, and Jay Z.
Jeriana San Juan is a costume designer and stylist currently working on the Baz Luhrmann series The Get Down.
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I really appreciate Dapper Dan getting recognition from the industry. I hope he is enjoying this moment.

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this girl is talking about stuff dapper dan came from, we needed more dapper dan talk time.

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Big up to dap he earned it all long live dapper

[@BrandonFer]

Phenomenal!

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I would've liked to hear Dan speak a bit more but great interview nonetheless

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Dap is hip hop he dont need to ask nobody bout the time he was there

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the blue of his suit is fire !

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Somebody google and see if you can find a picture from when hip hop started and see if you see anybody wearing a suite because it started out as Rap! then later became hip hop Where is this lady who did the get down getting her information??

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I just want her to name her top five rappers. Got a feeling she can't.

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The Cinderella program, i need that lol

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Dapper Dan is the God*