In 1988 I graduated high school and took off on my first solo road trip, and the adventure onto which I embarked was a quest […]
Category: Selected Writings by Christian Chensvold
Dandy Of The Apocalypse
The Dandy Of The Apocalypse By Christian Chensvold I am the dandy of the zombie apocalypse Riding the underground tunnel amid blips, Lights […]
Dandyism As Spiritual Path
Dandyism As Spiritual Path By Christian Chensvold From “The Philosophy Of Style,” 2023 Can dandyism actually serve as a spiritual path, guiding us through the […]
Eye For Elegance
Eye For Elegance By Christian Chensvold Ralph Lauren Magazine, Fall 2008 Norman Rockwell’s name is synonymous with the golden age of American illustration, while […]
All Hallow’s Eve
At a shopping mall near you, on a cool autumn night when all the world was fast asleep, there suddenly materialized a temporary pop-up shop […]
Cutting A Dash
In the 2011 BBC production of Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations,” the protagonist Pip, who is newly risen from poverty by an anonymous benefactor, is told […]
The Eyes Of John Bull
If John Bull turns to look at you, you might be smoking his pipe tobacco — which, by the way, rather like John Bull himself […]
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 […]