Martin Luther King Jr.: The Fashion Icon.

It is Black History Month folks. I'm sure not a lot of you probably know that because since 1976 the culture and significance of Black History Month has slowly deteriorated. When I was in elementary school, it was a very big deal, and now being in a predominately white high school, I sometimes too forget about it. I feel as though we, as bloggers, should help get all of our readers more in the know about these significant people of our past. The orginial go-getters, trendsetters, and bad asses (for a good cause, of course.)

That said, today I would like to talk about Martin Luther King- from a fashion perspective. Martin Luther King Jr. is the first person who comes to mind when you think of African-American rights and civil justice. He was an ambassador for equal rights of African-Americans. Sadly on April 4th he was assassinated on his hotel balcony, by a Caucasian male. His legacy lives on today with being honored his own day in January, a national historic site in Atlanta, and numerous movies and books about him. However, has anyone taken a chance to discuss his marvelous fashion sense. The man could put on a three piece suit and speak eloquently in front of thousands of people. To a public speaker and fashion enthusiast he should be in your book of icons.

Below are some pictures compiled to showcase his style which was very contemporary, and dead on with classic trends that are still relevant now such as: Tweed suits; skinny ties; hounds tooth print; shiny notch lapel; tapered leg. His look was very- dare I compare- Tom Ford.

Justin Alvis