STYLE ICON: SAMMY DAVIS JR.

STYLE ICON: SAMMY DAVIS JR.

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COOL CAT IN A HATaka “Man in Plaid Pants,” Harlem, ca. 1980s. Jeffrey Henson Scales, photographer. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | PINTEREST | FLICKR

COOL CAT IN A HAT
aka “Man in Plaid Pants,” Harlem, ca. 1980s. Jeffrey Henson Scales, photographer.

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She’s So Fly | 1940s Three women, one wearing dark sweater with two daschund appliques, posed around a suitcase in front of brick building, Pittsburgh, PA, 1940s. Charles “Teenie” Harris, photographer. Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album. FIND US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TUMBLR | FLICKR | PINTEREST

She’s So Fly | 1940s

Three women, one wearing dark sweater with two daschund appliques, posed around a suitcase in front of brick building, Pittsburgh, PA, 1940s. Charles “Teenie” Harris, photographer. Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.

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The Black Jean Harlow | 1921 Portrait of an African American vaudeville entertainer, name unknown, sporting a platinum blonde wig. Circa 1921. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album. FIND US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TUMBLR | FLICKR | PINTEREST

The Black Jean Harlow | 1921

Portrait of an African American vaudeville entertainer, name unknown, sporting a platinum blonde wig. Circa 1921. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.

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