Older couple at the Easter Bonnet Parade photographed by Rose Callahan in NYC on April 8, 2012
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The Dandy Portraits: The Lives of Exquisite Gentlemen Today is a portrait project by photographer Rose Callahan.
Visit www.dandyportraits.blogspot.com and the flickr set to see the portrait project so far.
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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.
Stuff I like
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Adolf de Meyer, 1912, Teddie.
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In today’s Daily Comment, Evan Osnos writes about how “The Great Gatsby” resonates in China: http://nyr.kr/105aVVK
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The fabulous Comte Etienne de Beaumont, 1929.
