Marvel's Luke Cage: 44 Easter Eggs You Probably Missed

25. Dapper Dan

Luke Cage Easter Eggs
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The tailor who Fish lines up to fit Luke Cage out with a swish suit for Pop's memorial is a real world figure and a cultural icon of Harlem.

He's Dapper Dan, the Hip Hop Tailor of Harlem, who presided over a remarkable fashion emporium in the 1980s and 90s in Harlem selling to uptown clientele. He always sold what he called a ‘macho type of ethnic ghetto clothing’ - the perfect description for what Luke Cage's characters mostly wear.

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