WEBVTT - IDKMYDE: Dapper Dan

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<v Speaker 1>On today's episode. If I didn't know, maybe you didn't either.

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<v Speaker 1>I introduced to you Dapper Dan. Now, if you're not familiar,

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<v Speaker 1>Dapper Dan is like the Yoda of fashion, but instead

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<v Speaker 1>of using a lightsaber, he had a sewing machine. And

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<v Speaker 1>instead of fighting Darth Vader, he was back in the

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<v Speaker 1>eighties fighting Guccie and Louis Vatan. And I didn't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. Now very ignorantly,

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<v Speaker 1>the very first time I ever heard of Dapper Daan

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<v Speaker 1>was on a jay Z song. He said, We're a

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<v Speaker 1>g on my chest. I don't need Dapper Dan. I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, hold on, now, who is jay Z Shaw? Now?

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<v Speaker 1>Is this somebody new to the rock? But no, it

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<v Speaker 1>turns out Dapper Dan ben famous. See back in the day,

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<v Speaker 1>Dapper Dam was taking designer fabrics and remixing them in

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<v Speaker 1>the custom pieces for hustlers, rappers, athletes, anybody with that

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<v Speaker 1>money on luxury brands like Gucci, Louis Vautan and Findy.

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<v Speaker 1>They wasn't checking for black folks. They didn't design for

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<v Speaker 1>the culture. But Dapper Dan, he did custom jackets track suits, hats,

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't matter. He turned rappers, hustlers, and athletes into

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<v Speaker 1>walking billboards. You wanted the Louis Vautan jacket with Gucci

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<v Speaker 1>sleeves and Fendy pockets, what Dapper Dan had you? He

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<v Speaker 1>would like the original Doctor Frankenstein of fashion, just putting

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<v Speaker 1>pieces together, except his creations was fresh as hell, not scary.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's always a plot twist. See the luxury brands

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<v Speaker 1>that he was flipping started suing them. Shut that man

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<v Speaker 1>down like he would bootlegging DVDs in the nineties out

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<v Speaker 1>the trunk of a cutlass. And I'm like, dang, y'all

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<v Speaker 1>mad at this black man for making y'all born ass

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<v Speaker 1>designs cool. And see, Dapper Dam wasn't just making clothes.

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<v Speaker 1>He was making statements. He were pretty much telling the world, Look,

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<v Speaker 1>if y'all won't let us in the front door fashion,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll build our own house of fashion. But in the nineties,

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<v Speaker 1>them big brands had his Harlem store shut down. Fast

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<v Speaker 1>forward to now and them same hating brands is calling

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<v Speaker 1>up Dapper Dawn like, excuse me, do you mind im

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<v Speaker 1>working with us? See around twenty seventeen, Gucci face some

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<v Speaker 1>backlash for a jacket that they had in a twenty

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen cruise collection. It looked entirely too close to one

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<v Speaker 1>of Dapper Dan's designs from the eighties. So instead of

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<v Speaker 1>them just going back and back with the controversy, Gucci

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<v Speaker 1>collabed with Dapper Dam to celebrate his legacy. This collab

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<v Speaker 1>led to him opening up his own luxury studio in Harlem,

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<v Speaker 1>where he collaborates with Gucci to create custom one of

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<v Speaker 1>the con pieces. Now he can legally blend his signature

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<v Speaker 1>style with the brand's iconic designs, designing for clebs and

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<v Speaker 1>chilling in front rows like he owned the place, legs crossed,

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<v Speaker 1>ankle showing I bet bro walking them Gucci meetings like

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<v Speaker 1>I remember me the dude y'all tried to sue. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm here, Now where's my coffee and my money? So

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<v Speaker 1>the takeaway is this, be like Dapper Daan, don't wait

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<v Speaker 1>for nobody to let you in. Kick in the dough,

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<v Speaker 1>waving the faux fo, not literally waving the faux fo,

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<v Speaker 1>but kick in that dough, set up shop and then

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<v Speaker 1>make them call you. And that's the ultimate blow up.

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine getting kicked out of a party. Then years later,

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<v Speaker 1>they paying you to host the party. That's the Dapper

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<v Speaker 1>Daan effect. Baby. And all this time, I'm thinking all

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<v Speaker 1>the artists that have referenced Apper Dain, jay z, nas

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<v Speaker 1>push a t currency, I'm thinking, dang hip hop made

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<v Speaker 1>Dapper Danna legend. But the reality is Dapper Dam made

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<v Speaker 1>hip hop look legendary. Them old school rap covers with

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<v Speaker 1>dudes wearing matching outfits, looking like expensive superheroes. That was

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<v Speaker 1>dapper Dam. Because I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't