I Am Dandy: The Return of the Elegant Gentleman
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3899554841 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Rose Callahan is a photographer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. Adams used the grant money to travel through America, Europe, and Africa meeting and interviewing the best-dressed men in the world. Rose found that the dandies of today are not a cohesive subculture or creed; rather, each man is a fiercely independent arb
Known for their Dandy Portraits, the spiffy duo of Callahan and Adams approaches their topic and their protagonistswith a keen, yet empathic eye. today’s dandies continue to propagate a look characterized by trimmed beards, pomade, velvet slippers, and even a touch of make-up as a shield to mask the darker sides of life. They visit contemporary dandies in their homes to document their impeccably designed lives in both words and images. For example, today’s distinguished gentlemen can ride their vintage bikes around London during the tweed Run to show off their authentic outfits or attend the Jazz Age Lawn Party on new York City’s Governor’s Island to bring the era of the Great Gatsby back to life, if only for a few hours. Today, more men are discovering dandyism and giving it their own contemporary look. Photographer Rose Callahan and writer Nathaniel Adams have spent years exploring the fascinating phenomenon of dandyism. Yet in their carefully composed portraits, Callahan and Adams reveal the cracks in this façade. The dandy is back! Gone are the days of arbitrary fashion, casual sportswear, and slick metrosexuals. Vani
"Belongs in the library of every dandy and soi-disant dandy." according to Avid reader. I pre-ordered this book as soon as I heard about it! I am glad that it is largely pictorial and more on personality. Too many "dandy" guides focus on only cut and clothing. That said, this book is a compilation of vignettes of modern men purporting to b. Good book Jim A really enjoyable book if you are interested in style and the past.. the quintessential coffee-table book for the elegance-inclined Frances Darwin A beautiful coffee table book. Each page is a delightful surprise, beginning with the (spoiler alert!) fuchsia inside-cover. I love that the book is divided by its dandy characters: Each section is a short-story unto itself,worlds with their own histori
"This is a beautifully rich and magnetic book that will be perused time and time again by those interested in the world’s most rakish gentlemen." Gentleman's Gazette