Dapper Lou on style, spirituality and cultural storytelling

 Lougé Delcy is an artist and entrepreneur,  most commonly known as photographer and influencer under the name Dapper Lou (@dapperlou).  We got to know each other on a couple of trips to the South of Italy, where he had been commissioned to capture effortless men's style in the height of the summer heat. 

In this interview, we discuss his early love for fashion, his street style debut and the close relationship and support he gets from his family, in particular his father, Jean. As the conversation progresses, I indulged in asking him about his fabulous shoot with Lauryn Hill, as well as an important trip to Kenya which marked a big transition in his life as an artist, or cultural storyteller. 

Lou shares his passion about documenting the beauty and joy in life, whether in Brooklyn, Cuba or Morocco. A joy to listen to, as much as to discover. Links to his work below. 

Dapperlou.com

Instagram @Dapperlou

Full Frontal Fashion 

Dapper Lou's interview with Hypebeast Radio

The campaign for Armani Exchange referenced red painted model

Dapper Lou and studio 2nd campaign for Christian Louboutin  

Lou's shoot with Lauryn Hill

Lou's interview with The Africa Center (see quote above)

Lou's Kenya Work 

The charity Giants of Africa  and founder Masai Ujiri 

The Sautiku foundation  by Dr Ama Obama

Lou's interview with the Folkore on his transition from street style to cultural storytelling

https://www.dapperstudios.co/studio

The Smythsonian Exhibition "Men of Change"  and the exhibition's touring schedule

The Photo Schweiz Exhibition 

Lou's first mural project in Brooklyn  now  live

and of course, you can find Dapper Lou's prints on his website 

Thank you to Conor Heffernan for the music, Brian Ponto for artwork and Joel North for sound editing. 

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