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Dapper dan early on tapped into black culture's fascination with labels. >> i' start playing with logos probably around mid '84, '85, like that. i had to come up with something that was unique and real, so i said, if i can print on leather, which nobody else was doing, i think that would be a phenomenal thing to do. >> he appropriated fabrics, some of the shapes, and it was completely underground and none of it was approved bit brands. >> he started making clothes that the companies themselves hadn't thought of doing yet. and he made this incredibly powerful, really postmodern look. >> eventua...

Throughout culture. >> you had oversized clothes, you had a lot of big chains, youed had gold teeth. all of that was kind of the excessive style. >> what you're trying to put forth and portray is confidence, strength, affluence. >> this look at first was mocked. but believe me, it was picked up by high fashion really early on. for chanel couture, the big gold chains, only now they were big double cs on them. >> it probably was the most influential style change in american fashion in that decade. bigelow goes became very important. >> y'all, this is fab five freddie, welcome back to your mtv ra...

Be exclusive. you know, you wanted to get an outfit from dapper dan because nobody else had it. >> the new designer at gucci, alessandro vicali, found one of these early homages dapper dan had done, and effectively remade the exact same garment. he's now ripped off the rip-off. and alessandro vicali gucci got in touch with dan. they had a collaboration together, they sponsored his shop, and he's become very popular again. [ somber music playing ] he's passed away six times this year. [ cheering ] [ upbeat music starts ] let's go! let's go! let's go! and we don't even have an uncle edward. and ...