From WNYC radio:
A Brief History of Black Men’s Fashion Watch this video closely, and you’ll notice some subtle changes from the 1900s to the 1920s to the 1940s. Lapel widths changed. Coats got a little shorter. Hat styles varied. And then we hit the 70s, and everything exploded with color and flare. See WNYC’s own Darnell Jefferson modeling iconic outfits through the decades up until now, and watch last night’s event from the Greene Space, "Black Is the New Black." [[WNYC)