April 22, 2012
von Melanie Grundmann
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BY S. A. HURLBUT. What is a dandy? Whence comes he, and whither does he tend? Has he any responsibility for use or abuse of his powers? These are questions deserving of serious consideration, and, perhaps, susceptible of a definite … Weiterlesen
April 17, 2012
von Melanie Grundmann
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Auf arte lief kürzlich diese Dokumentation über Sapeure in Kinshasa. Es scheint, als kehre das Dandytum hier zu seinen Ursprüngen zurück, bevor die intellektuelle Überformung einsetzte; eine Entwicklung, die im gegenwärtigen, vorrangig vom Dandytum als Mode geprägten öffentlichen Diskurs schon … Weiterlesen
April 12, 2012
von Melanie Grundmann
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Last year, we’ve seen the sapeurs of the Congo – men who meet up once a week, dress up in sartorial elegance and spend the night dancing, chatting and drinking. Now, South Africa has it’s own kind of modern dandyism … Weiterlesen
Februar 19, 2012
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But for my consciousness of power as a coxcomb of genius, I should probably have attempted some other means of obtaining renown: for I saw clearly that the Kingdom of Dandyism was in its Lower Empire. As coming events cast … Weiterlesen
Februar 16, 2012
von Melanie Grundmann
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Dandies in general — Dandy Automata and their Tailors — Dandies in Wax —Grecian and Roman Dandies — French Petits-maitres and Gourmands — Duke of Cumberland’s Wig—Dandy Relics. It is a common notion, that the present age abounds more than … Weiterlesen
Februar 13, 2012
von Melanie Grundmann
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“He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down : he fleeth away, and continueth not.” “This is a most accurate descripton of a modern dandy. He cometh forth, like a flower: that is to say, he shows himself … Weiterlesen
Februar 12, 2012
von Melanie Grundmann
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Many of our readers may like to see a Chinese dandy; and here is a clever portrait of one, which may convince them that barbarism is tolerably evenly divided between London and Pekin, and a Celestial exquisite is, allowing for … Weiterlesen
Februar 10, 2012
von Melanie Grundmann
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It must not be supposed that the love of fine dress is confined to city dandies and dandisettes. By no means; for travellers tell us that among the tribes that inhabit the far west, the young Indian men have a … Weiterlesen
Februar 9, 2012
von Melanie Grundmann
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The following description of a Chinese exquisite, is from a new work on China, by P. Dobel, formerly Russian Consul to China, and a resident in that country for seven years: – “His dress is composed of crapes and silks … Weiterlesen
Februar 7, 2012
von Melanie Grundmann
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Nov. 22. At his house in Arlingtonstreet, the Rt. Hon. William-Philip Molyneux. Earl of Sefton (1771), and Viscount Molyneux (1628), in the Peerage of Ireland, Baron Sefton of Croxteth (1831) in that of the United Kingdom, and a Baronet of … Weiterlesen