Dandy of the Year: Lapo Elkann

He’s young, good-looking and extremely wealthy. He’s fluent in six languages and the very definition of cosmopolitan, having been born in New York, raised in […]

Anatomy Of The Dandy

We agree with Barbey d’Aurevilly that dandyism is as difficult to describe as to define. We can opine about effortless elegance and sparkling wit, but […]

How Dandy Are You?

This test proposes that dandyism is something that can be quantifiably measured, with certain dandy characteristics assigned a numeric value, and certain tastes, habits, skills […]

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Christian Chensvold Founder Michael Mattis, Nick Willard, Robert Sacheli, G. Bruce Boyer, Nathaniel Adams, Francois-Xavier d’Arbonneau de la Bachellerie Esteemed Contributors Darryl Kidder Scowling Mascot […]

Elegance In Black

Elegance In Black By Christian Chensvold Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2005 Michael Henry Adams’ epiphany came in the quiet stillness of the Akron Public […]

Grin And Claret

“The smack of Californian earth shall linger upon the palate of your grandson.” The quote comes from Robert Louis Stevenson’s California travelogue The Silverado Squatters, […]