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@henrythekidd_ “But you’ve got to have style in whatever you do - writing, music, painting, fashion, boxing, anything.” - Miles Davis The Black Ivy movement represents an incredible moment in history both socially and sartorially. I highly recommend picking up @theblackivybook for some truly timeless inspiration and a fascinating lens on the 1950s and 60s in America
Performance
Video #5761 · Talking Head Edit
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The creator explains the historical and cultural significance of the 'Black Ivy' fashion movement. He details how influential Black figures like Miles Davis and James Baldwin adopted the Ivy League style in the 1950s and 60s to challenge racist stereotypes, how the style became the uniform of the Civil Rights Movement, and how it ultimately changed the perception of both the clothing and African American identity, before recommending a book on the subject.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 45%
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Verbal hook · 15%
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Visual hook · 40%
A quick cut from the speaker to a stylish, high-contrast color photograph of musician Miles Davis.
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
The Specific & The Grand. The video opens with a tangible, easily understood example of the subject (an outfit), then immediately makes a bold, world-changing claim about its significance, creating an intrigue gap that compels the viewer to seek the explanation.
Payoff
The Lasting Legacy. The narrative connects the historical event to recognizable, contemporary examples (brands, trends) to prove its enduring relevance. It concludes by presenting the source material, which provides a tangible takeaway for the viewer and solidifies the creator's authority.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Cultural Re-coding
Demonstrating how a group subverted an existing cultural artifact (like a style or product) to challenge a dominant narrative, thereby changing the meaning of the artifact itself and creating a lasting legacy.
The Stakes Setter
Establishes the historical and social context of conflict. This gives the subject matter high stakes and deep meaning beyond its surface-level appearance, framing the subsequent actions as significant.
The Counter-Move
Details the specific, subversive action taken by a person or group in response to the established problem. This action involves co-opting or re-interpreting a tool, style, or symbol typically associated with the dominant power structure.
The Ripple Effect
Shows how the initial action was adopted by other influential figures, escalating from an individual choice into a wider, recognized movement. This validates the power of the initial idea.
The Re-Coding
Explains the long-term consequences of the movement. It details how the subversion fundamentally altered public perception of both the people involved AND the cultural artifact they co-opted, assigning it a new, powerful meaning.
“But you’ve got to have style in whatever you do - writing, music, painting, fashion, boxing, anything.” - Miles Davis The Black Ivy movement represents an incredible moment in history both socially and sartorially. I highly recommend picking up @theblackivybook for some truly timeless inspiration and a fascinating lens on the 1950s and 60s in America
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look at this fit
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a green Oxford shirt
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Miles Davis
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James Baldwin
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Muhammad Ali
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civil rights movement
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Black Ivy Movement
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Ralph Lauren
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Aime Leon Dore
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Black Ivy: a Revolt in Style
Good at this fit. A green oxford shirt, cropped trousers, black leather shoes. This is the King of Cool, Miles Davis, and his personal style not only changed fashion, but the world. Okay. It's the nineteen fifties, and African Americans on the whole are treated as inferior to whites. And artists like Miles or writers like James Baldwin are suffering professionally for it. They are not being treated or paid fairly for their talent. And then they start dressing in what is known as the Ivy style, wearing cardigans and sports jackets and oxford shirts. Garments that at the time tier seen as being for a privileged elite. Even more influential people like Muhammad Ali adopt tier style as well, and by the nineteen tier, it becomes the uniform of the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Junior and Malcolm X both had incredibly characteristic and cool style. These looks reflected the intelligent and sophisticated people they worse, and directly challenged the racist ideas that society had about tier. And it would be known as the Black Ivy movement. Now this movement fundamentally changed the image of African Americans, but it also impacted the Ivy style itself. The Black Ivy movement gave these clothes an edge, and an association with liberation and coolness that would shift the perception of the garments forever. It was no longer just for distinguished elitism, it was now a marker of sophistication and taste. So much so that decades better, we'd see brands from Ralph Lauren to Emile on D'Or build around that influence. Look, I'm not American, and if you can't tell, I'm not black, but usually fashion does not matter, and this is one of the times it did, and it is incredibly interesting to learn about. About. This book, Black Ivy, A Revolt in Style good into this in great detail. It's where I got most of my information from, and it has so many incredible photos of amazing outfits.