At the Met Gala, Dandies Owned the Night

The night before the 2019 Met Gala, British menswear designer Ozwald Boateng hosted a fashion show at Harlem’s Apollo theater to celebrate Black people’s contributions to fashion. But Boateng, whose namesake brand is known for its Savile Row tailoring in bold hues inspired by the designer’s West African heritage, was not invited to the Super Bowl of fashion.

Six years later, he landed a much-coveted seat at the table: for the first time Boateng dressed nearly 20 guests for the Met…