pine green dress with Layered Side Slit Tulle L open back for just the right amount of drama Betsy & Adam Pine Green

Choosing breathable fabrics like cotton and linen is like giving your sweat stains the cold shoulder

Stick to a more flat shoe like slides or low-heeled sandals

A neutral-toned linen dress in oatmeal, slate blue, or soft sage drapes loosely for a relaxed silhouette that breathes well even in high heat

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