Ozwald Boateng has made suits for Spike Lee, Idris Elba and Jamie Foxx. Earlier this month he held a fashion show in Harlem.
HARLEM’S APOLLO THEATER has staged raucous, foot-stomping concerts starring heavyweights like B.B. King, Aretha Franklin and James Brown, but on May 5, the 105-year-old theater hosted a different sort of performance: a 60-look fashion show by London-based designer Ozwald Boateng.
“It’s a powerful statement to connect Africa, Europe and America in a spot called Harlem,” said Mr. Boateng, a Brit of Ghanian heritage best known for men’s tailored suits. “From a diaspora point of view, it’s a big message,” he said of the opportunity to show at one of New York’s living temples to black culture, noting that, coincidentally,...
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