Hey!
Have y'all missed me? I hope you've been taking care of yourselves. Enjoy this early upload of A Black History of Style. I know there has been a bunch of chatter about the Black Dandy due to the Met Gala but this is a general history of black style and fashions, not a deep dive on the dandy (nor is it a discussion on appropriation). I'm going to upload a slightly revised version to Youtube on Monday, but I wanted to give my patrons early access so here you go.
I'm juggling so many projects at the moment and editing these videos is a lot! I've got some dope things brewing for you guys, and my video editor is hard at work on the finale of Lexual Does The 90s, slated for a July release. I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE MORE STUFF VERY SOON!
Thanks for being in my corner,
Lex
Patreon crashed as I posted so I’m boosting
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