Double-breasted bomber jacket
Dapper Dan · 1987
Dapper Dan
- Hip-hop fashion
- Custom streetwear
- Luxury monograms
Daniel Day, known as Dapper Dan, reshaped luxury imagery around Harlem customers. His custom clothing gave familiar monograms new proportions and meanings within hip-hop style and local life.
Official website
Five looks to know
Collection selection
Double-breasted bomber jacket
1987
Dapper Dan combined a double-breasted bomber silhouette with panels bearing luxury-brand monograms. The Museum at FIT identifies the materials as High-Tek leather, combining faux and lambskin leather, and dates the jacket to 1987. Its exhibition places the garment within the development of hip-hop fashion.
The Museum at FIT
Collection selection
GG-panel jacket with jeans
Gucci–Dapper Dan collaboration, 2018
Panels of monogram fabric and tan material create a broad, relaxed jacket. Part of the official collection developed from Dapper Dan’s archive.
Ari Marcopoulos / Gucci, published by British Vogue
Collection selection
Gold jacket, logo T-shirt and black trousers
Gucci–Dapper Dan collaboration, 2018
A metallic gold jacket frames the new yellow Gucci–Dapper Dan logo. Part of the official collection developed from Dapper Dan’s archive.
Ari Marcopoulos / Gucci, published by British Vogue
Collection selection
Red monogram bomber with dragon embroidery
Gucci–Dapper Dan collaboration, 2018
Dragon embroidery and a large interlocking logo emphasize the bomber’s oversized front. Part of the official collection developed from Dapper Dan’s archive.
Ari Marcopoulos / Gucci, published by British Vogue
Collection selection
Red dragon-embroidered tracksuit
Gucci–Dapper Dan collaboration, 2018
A loose coordinated tracksuit combines vivid red fabric, contrasting edging and dragon embroidery. Part of the official collection developed from Dapper Dan’s archive.
Ari Marcopoulos / Gucci, published by British VogueArchive pieces, grouped by date
1 piece1987
1 piece · Season not recorded
About Dapper Dan
His clients included musicians, athletes and other public figures, whose needs called for clothes beyond the wardrobes offered by established luxury houses. Combining recognizable logos with distinctive jackets and generous casual shapes made customization a form of authorship. The 1987 bomber here is one example, bringing a double-breasted front into a casual silhouette.
A partnership with Gucci announced in 2017 led to a new Harlem atelier and a collaborative collection released in 2018. The sequence makes his influence on luxury fashion explicit: an aesthetic developed around his own customers became the basis of an official relationship with a major house. The atelier’s launch was announced in late 2017, with appointments beginning in 2018.