Dandysme

Historisches, Kulturelles und Literarisches zum Dandy

Juli 26, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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Beau Wilson

All that was known of him was, that his name was Edward Wilson, and that he was the fifth son of Thomas Wilson, Esq., of Keythorpe, Leicestershire, an impoverished gentleman. Beau Wilson, as he was called, is described by Evelyn … Weiterlesen

Juli 24, 2007
von Melanie Grundmann
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the Swell

definition: the meaning “wealthy, elegant person” is first recorded in 1786; hence the adjective meaning “fashionably dressed or equipped” (1810), both from the notion of “puffed-up, pompous” behaviour. source: Online Etymological Dictionary definition: The better-dressed thieves and pickpockets. A “swell” … Weiterlesen