Women demanding functional, capacious pockets in their garments is not a new phenomenon — but one stretching back hundreds of years.

The Met Gala theme honors Black dandyism and style this year. Here are 8 Black women who have already stunned in their suits.

The lack of pockets in women’s clothing may feel “perplexing ... adopted riding overcoats with pockets during the 18th century, they were nicknamed “Amazons” — after the female ...

Williams Auditorium on Sunday featuring Spies-Gans’ commentary about her current work on the politics of artistic expression in 18th and 19th century ... to do it (for women to study on their ...

Dandyism embodies liberation and resistance through exuberant self-expression. The movement will be at the center of the 2025 ...

The dandy aesthetic will be on parade at the Met Gala the first Monday in May, when voguish VIPs will be fabulously frocked to match this year’s dress ... during the 18th century, when the ...

She added that she hopes she can help model the multitude of ways women can ... Black men in 18th-century Europe as a trend of smartly dressed servant staff emerged. The dress code pays tribute ...

The 2025 spring exhibition is titled, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," and the accompanying dress code was "Tailored ... dandified Black servants in 18th century England were forced to wear ...

As in the 18th century ... using dress to assert their right to exist on their own terms. Though this exhibition focuses on menswear, there were early women Black Dandies, such as Gladys Bentley.

Miller, guest curator of the Met exhibit, writes how, in the 18th century ... their own twist on mainstream looks, women donned furs and beaded dresses while men experimented with tailored ...