Dry, dapper and a master of light comedy, David Niven was not only an English gentleman navigating the Hollywood miasma, but a “first-rate personality. A […]
The Classless Aristocrat
The dandy reveals himself by what he wears. His essence is external display. Photographs, therefore, inherently constitute a better medium to communicate the significance of […]
Dazzling Beauty
If Catherine Breillat could be anyone in the world, she’d be the man pictured below. No, not the “dazzling beauty” pictured above, but the guy […]
At Least They’re Not Boring
One of the more frequent visitors to D.net HQ is a certain Lady Friend who hails from Japan and has spent much of her career […]
Tread Lightly
The merely well dressed man has his Edward Greens and his John Lobbs (from Paris, of course, not London). The shoe fetishist dons his […]
Dressed To Swill
The dressing gown was the perfect camouflage. Luxurious, sensual, and slightly louche, it’s a garment made for activities no more strenuous than arching an eyebrow, […]
Jim Dandy
The members of the opening-night audience for “Manhattan Mary,” Broadway’s most anticipated musical of 1927, was startled at the end of the second act when […]
The Royal We
I most heartily recommend you rush out and purchase Natty Adams and Rose Callahan’s collaboration, “We Are Dandy: The Elegant Gentleman Around the World.” Their […]
Michael Mattis, Dandy Of The Year 2014
This year Dandyism.net bears the sad honor of awarding its first posthumous title of Dandy Of The Year to the late Michael Mattis, who died […]
Bunny Roger
Bunny Roger By Clive Fisher The Independent, 1997 Erstwhile couturier, wit, dandy, landowner, and social ornament, Bunny Roger was what obituary in its obliquer days […]
Sunflower Man
“Chinese art possess no elements of beauty.” Oscar Wilde offered up that curious opinion on a San Francisco-bound ferry boat to a crowd of […]
Dandy Of The Year 2013: Nathaniel Adams
For services rendered to the understanding and misunderstanding of dandyism, as well as perpetually cutting a dashing figure, Dandyism.net is pleased to award Nathaniel Adams […]
Hazlitt’s Dandy School
The Dandy School By William Hazlitt The Examiner, 1827 Vivian Grey is dedicated to the Best and Greatest of men, as if the Illustrious Person […]
Dandy of the Year: Luca Rubinacci
My eyes first fell upon Luca Rubinacci while exploring Scott Schuman’s website The Satorialist. I can still remember being quite impressed by Luca’s use of […]
Dandy In The Otherworld
Dealing with death is always a hard thing. Dealing with the death of someone you have written about is harder still — especially when what […]
Last of the Dapper Politicos
If politics make strange bedfellows, the strangest must be the dandy and the politician. Yes, there is a long tradition of political dandyism from Alcibiades […]
Murphy’s Law
“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 […]