When you think about how Black men are impacting American culture, the modeling industry may not immediately come to mind. But from magazine covers to nationwide campaigns to high-fashion runways ...

In the world of fashion, trends come and go, but some styles make a lasting impact. Currently, one of the most talked-about trends is the black sheer dress, which has taken over Black Hollywood.

Miller, whose 2009 book Slaves to Fashion Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity charted how Black men adopted colonial styles. Miller argued that the trend was an act of ...