Michael Arenella at the Jazz Age Lawn Party photographed by Rose Callahan on Governor’s Island, NY, June 16, 2012 for The Dandy Portraits
Musician and Composer Michael Arenella, leader of the Dreamland Orchestra, photographed by Rose Callahan at the Dabora Gallery, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Circa 2001
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The Dandy Portraits: The Lives of Exquisite Gentlemen Today is a portrait project by photographer Rose Callahan.
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About the project:
The Dandy Portraits began in early 2008 as I started to meet gentlemen who had exceptional personal style. Their "extreme elegance" seemed to be the present day expression of The Dandy. Dandyism has been a passionately debated topic since it's beginning in late 18th century England and France. Today, the question, "What is a dandy?" has no simple answer, and I do not claim to have the last word. Rather, this is a very personal exploration of dandyism - in it's "infinite variety" - thru the gentlemen I have had the pleasure of meeting. With each new portrait comes more curiosity, and the realization that a true dandy is a rare thing indeed.
Adolf de Meyer, 1912, Teddie.
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The fabulous Comte Etienne de Beaumont, 1929.
