Comments on: Dandy of the Year: Lapo Elkann

By: Style Inspirations – Lapo Elkann « Alex Donald's Multiverse

Style Inspirations – Lapo Elkann « Alex Donald's Multiverse — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:06:50 +0000

[...] rare for a man not directly involved in fashion and he is certainly one of the 21st century’s notable dandies. (The [...]

By: Lord Brummell

Lord Brummell — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:28:30 +0000

Lapo Elkann is just a stupid hunky that apperas on our gossip reviews for using cocaine, trannies, spaeking in a strange way etc.

By: Patricklehman

Patricklehman — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:51:49 +0000

I know I’m a few years late to this party. But I met Lapo in Paris a few weeks ago and found him to be completely charming. I think the young should be allowed the stylistic transgressions of youth. I think being found in a coma with a trannie is about the most glamorous thing in the world, but that’s just me.

I like that he turned his life around, and is an active participant in a huge, and profitable business, not just a parasite sucking money from his family. I don’t share his style, it’s a bit flashy for me, but I appreciate it. It’s fun, and embodies the color, energy and exuberance of Italy. I think Dandyism implies a splash of vulgarity to cleanse the palette, and jolt the eye into seeing something new. And I suspect a lot of a lot of these “dandies” have a stick up their asses. We’re not curing cancer darlings. Lighten up!

By: Enzo

Enzo — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:59:49 +0000

Hmmmmm
Caraceni suits come from Milan, Patrizia the tranny whore’s real name is Luigi, he was found in the turin Trannies appt wearing a dress and makeup.

He suffers from herpes.

By: Decadent

Decadent — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:31:59 +0000

This thread has provided me a chuckle of the month. Exactly what we need: thrusts, parries and ripostes.

By: Louis St.Lewis

Louis St.Lewis — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:34:47 +0000

What real dandy would even read this drivel without vomiting?

By: hel

hel — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:02:03 +0000

“He’s fluent in six languages” … but ITALIAN! really awful. and laughable.

By: The Cad

The Cad — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:48:36 +0000

Lapo clearly has far more money than taste. An excellent choice.

By: habitually chic

habitually chic — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:10:14 +0000

I’m not sure I agree with your choice. Lapo is the BFF of an artist friend of mine and every time I see him, he looks a bit disheveled. Maybe it’s because all the time he spends downtown or maybe the equally dishelveled artist has rubbed off on him. Whatever the reason, he needs a haircut and a mirror nowadays.

By: Bricology

Bricology — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:09:28 +0000

G~ wrote “So you’re a dandy, and you live in the S.F.area? Come out and play! http://www.peers.org http://www.gaskellball.com .”

We’ll have to see. I admire the Gaskell scene and have friends who have been in and out of it over the years, but my era of interest is the mid-20th century (‘twixt Swing and Disco), so I’m not sure how much I could get into earlier styles. But I thank you for the invitation, and will consider it.

“Despite your tendency for long, rambling, self important posts, we might get along.”

You must’ve missed Anatomy of the Dandy Rule #13: “Persuasion — A dandy will spare no words in order to make his point be known to all. ‘The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.‘ –Oscar Wilde”