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Image: The Newark Public Library, Al Henderson Photos

About Fly meet Swag² meet Drip
The exhibition explores the vibrant relationship between Black and Brown boys (K-12) and dandy culture through four generations (Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z), revealing how style becomes both armor and expression in the journey of boyhood. Tracking the evolution from Boomer-era "Fly" through Millennial "Swag" to Gen Z's "Drip," the show reveals how each generation has crafted its unique visual language of self-expression within crucial spaces of boyhood—from school hallways and street corners to barbershops, courts and fields, and family homes. This intergenerational narrative examines broader themes of education, identity formation, masculinity and machismo, gender fluidity, racial consciousness, incarceration, and spiritual faith.
Image: The Newark Public Library, Al Henderson Photos
Where does style begin for Black and Brown Boys?
Black and Brown boys first learn style at home, absorbing presentation cues from family members' closets—whether parents, guardians, siblings, or extended family. The barbershop extends this education as a crucial social sanctuary where young men participate in style debates and undergo transformative grooming rituals. Together, these spaces form the first academies of style consciousness, where intergenerational wisdom creates networks of fashion and grooming mentorship.
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SHOW
LOGISTICS
SHOW PRIVATE OPENING
Saturday, May 3rd (Invite Only)
OPENING SOIREE
Saturday, May 3rd
6:30 PM - 9 PM
Renaissance Hotel in Harlem
$100.00 ticket ($85 tax deductible)
PUBLIC VIEWING
Sunday, May 4th
11 AM - 5PM
Eagle Academy for Young Men in Harlem
Free & Open to Public; Registration Required


ALM INAGURAL EXHIBITION
FLY meet SWAG² meet Drip
THE LEGACY OF DANDYISM IN BLACK & BROWN BOYHOOD
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN OF HARLEM