“The true dandy was not the most foppishly dressed, the most stylish, the most flash-mannered; he was primarily an artist of talent.” — From […]
Dandy of the Year: Sebastian Horsley
When Oscar Wilde arrived in the United States, he said, “I have nothing to declare but my genius.” When Sebastian Horsley arrived, he said, “I […]
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 […]
Lord Flimsy
There is something endearingly dandyish about self-published books. They recall a time when gentlemen-scholar-adventurers braved the noonday sun on the parched Serengeti to collect stamen […]
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, […]
Urbane Stylishness
Philosopher Kuki Shuzo (1888-1941) was the first Japanese scholar to use Western aesthetic theory in the interpretation of his native culture. A colleague of Bergson […]