This week is your last chance to see The Met's 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' fashion exhibit

"Glittering ball gowns, tailored skirts and ornate jewelry usually fill most fashion exhibitions-but not this show at The Met. Instead, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's fashion exhibition this year focuses on menswear, featuring sumptuous suits, perfectly tailored pants and patterned outerwear. For the past six months, the sprawling exhibition has drawn crowds to the Upper East Side museum, but now the show is nearing its finale."

"Expect to explore more than 300 years of Black style through the concept of dandyism. The exhibition begins with a grounding in the 18th-century Atlantic world where a new culture of consumption (fueled by the slave trade, colonialism and imperialism) enabled access to clothing that indicated wealth, distinction and taste. It then digs into how Black dandyism began and evolved-"both an aesthetic and a strategy that allowed for new social and political possibilities," as the Met explained."

"You'll get to walk through 12 sections, each representing a different characteristic of the style, such as champion, respectability, heritage, beauty and cosmopolitanism. Some mannequins and artwork sit at eye level, offering a chance to appreciate every detail. You'll see everything from a vintage 1980s wool tweed ensemble by Jeffery Banks to more modern streetwear looks that you might see while walking through the city."

The Met Costume Institute presents Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, a menswear-focused exhibition tracing over 300 years of Black style through the lens of dandyism. The exhibition situates clothing within the 18th-century Atlantic world and explains how consumption fueled by the slave trade, colonialism, and imperialism enabled access to garments signaling wealth and taste. Black dandyism is presented as both an aesthetic and a strategy that opened social and political possibilities. The show is organized into twelve sections—champion, respectability, heritage, beauty, cosmopolitanism, and more—displaying pieces from Jeffery Banks tweed ensembles to contemporary streetwear and conceptual designs by Virgil Abloh.

Read at Time Out New York