Dandysme

Historisches, Kulturelles und Literarisches zum Dandy

Juni 21, 2010
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Well-Dressed Persons

Dandies and fops have always been ephemeral productions, and the former are now extinct, or sobered down into gentlemanly, well-dressed men. Within the last ten years, we have had some stars of considerable lustre in each department, but few survive … Weiterlesen

Januar 19, 2010
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Men and Women of Fashion: Waldegrave

A Few years ago, a clever satire was indited by a person every way qualified for the task, entitled ‘The Man of Ton,’ professing to elucidate the mysterious nature of that remarkable animal, while exhibiting him to the microscopic scrutiny … Weiterlesen

April 26, 2009
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Sketches from Real Life – No. 1

TAKEN FROM THE RING IN HYDE PARK. There is nothing else in nature or in art, nor even in art and nature united, that may compare with the Ring in Hyde Park on a fine Sunday at four o’clock, P.m., … Weiterlesen

Dezember 22, 2008
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Dress, Dandies, Fashion, &c.

It is amusing to walk down Regent street in the height of the London season, and see the changes that each year produces in the costume of the promenaders; to speculate on the impression the fashions of the day would … Weiterlesen