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Style. That intangible thing that a person expresses. The tilt of a hat, a 'fly' suit, a church outfit to make everyone take notice or a new pair of 'kicks' that no one else had. That combination of elements, put together to make a quiet statement of cool. Style is passed down like grandmas secret recipe for fried chicken and potato salad. Style is waiting in the barber shop for 3 hours to get a haircut from your favorite barber because he understands your 'style'. Style never dies, it constantly transforms itself with each generation. Reinventing and always innovating. From Bill the Hatter, Eleganza, Dapper Dan to Phat Farm, Jordan and Polo, new styles replace the older styles keeping things 'fresh'. In black culture, style runs thru everything; clothes, hair, dance, music, street slang, even food.
Being 'clean' meant you stood out from the crowd. Whether rocking an expensive pair of 'Gators', the new Air Jordans or an old school Kangol, it had to speak without saying a word. Style can turn heads just walking down the street. Traditionally, musicians were always style-setters because they had to be 'sharp' when they stepped on stage to perform. They had to reflect a style that the crowd could understand and admire. Style and cool are brothers, or maybe first cousins. It's Lester Young, Miles Davis, Willie Mays, Walt "Clyde' Frazier, James Brown, George Clinton, Sly Stone, Sam Cooke, Sugar Ray Robinson, Patti LaBelle, BB King, and every style setter in every city across America...Style is Soul.
Being 'clean' meant you stood out from the crowd. Whether rocking an expensive pair of 'Gators', the new Air Jordans or an old school Kangol, it had to speak without saying a word. Style can turn heads just walking down the street. Traditionally, musicians were always style-setters because they had to be 'sharp' when they stepped on stage to perform. They had to reflect a style that the crowd could understand and admire. Style and cool are brothers, or maybe first cousins. It's Lester Young, Miles Davis, Willie Mays, Walt "Clyde' Frazier, James Brown, George Clinton, Sly Stone, Sam Cooke, Sugar Ray Robinson, Patti LaBelle, BB King, and every style setter in every city across America...Style is Soul.
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diaspora food culture
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