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"Dandy: A Timeless Symbol of Elegance and Style" Step into the world of dandies, where sophistication meets flamboyance

Background imageDandy Collection: Lady in a parlor being kissed goodbye by an old man. Goodbye, see you again

Lady in a parlor being kissed goodbye by an old man. Goodbye, see you again
FLO4691249 Lady in a parlor being kissed goodbye by an old man. Goodbye, see you again. (You old fool.) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean Gabriel Scheffer

Background imageDandy Collection: Lady and her gentleman caller writing and reading in a garden terrace, 19th century

Lady and her gentleman caller writing and reading in a garden terrace, 19th century
FLO4691350 Lady and her gentleman caller writing and reading in a garden terrace, 19th century. She says, Farewell, I count on you giving us a few days

Background imageDandy Collection: Amazing and Muscadin, fashionable French men of the Directory era, 1796

Amazing and Muscadin, fashionable French men of the Directory era, 1796. The Incredible holds a monocle and cudgel
FLO4572577 Amazing and Muscadin, fashionable French men of the Directory era, 1796. The Incredible holds a monocle and cudgel and wears two watches from his belt

Background imageDandy Collection: Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921) French writer, photo 1895 by Nadar

Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921) French writer, photo 1895 by Nadar
1750963 Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921) French writer, photo 1895 by Nadar; (add.info.: Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921) French writer, photo 1895 by Nadar); Photo: Tallandier

Background imageDandy Collection: Powder and Puff - drawn by James Godwin, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson

Powder and Puff - drawn by James Godwin, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
Powder and Puff - drawn by James Godwin, 1862. Given, four-and twenty fiddlers all of a row - to say nothing of the "loud bassoon, " and the performers on the clarinet; given

Background imageDandy Collection: Portrait of a Man in Top Hat, 1915. Creator: Osmiorkin, Alexander Alexandrovich (1892-1953)

Portrait of a Man in Top Hat, 1915. Creator: Osmiorkin, Alexander Alexandrovich (1892-1953)
Portrait of a Man in Top Hat, 1915. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek

Background imageDandy Collection: A Dandy, c1859. Creator: John McLenan

A Dandy, c1859. Creator: John McLenan
A Dandy, c1859

Background imageDandy Collection: Johan von Wallenstein, count, c17th century. Creator: Anon

Johan von Wallenstein, count, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Johan von Wallenstein, count, c17th century

Background imageDandy Collection: Jeunesse d'Alcibiade, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier

Jeunesse d'Alcibiade, 1842. Creator: Honore Daumier
Jeunesse d'Alcibiade, 1842. The Youth of Alcibiades. Ce dandy rutilant aureole de fleurs, Si cranement galbe dans sa prestance riche, Voulant faire un beau jour la queue a ses blaguers

Background imageDandy Collection: Fashionable Loungers of Lima; Lima and the Andes, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Fashionable Loungers of Lima; Lima and the Andes, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Fashionable Loungers of Lima; Lima and the Andes, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageDandy Collection: March showers, 1839. Creator: Victor Adam

March showers, 1839. Creator: Victor Adam
March showers, 1839. Fantaisies: Les Giboulees de Mars'. Fashionably dressed persons are hit by hailstones

Background imageDandy Collection: Portrait of the Painter Wilhelm Marstrand, 1836. Creator: Christen Købke

Portrait of the Painter Wilhelm Marstrand, 1836. Creator: Christen Købke
Portrait of the Painter Wilhelm Marstrand, 1836

Background imageDandy Collection: The Pedestrian Hobbies, or the Difference of Going Up and Down Hill, published April 8, 1819

The Pedestrian Hobbies, or the Difference of Going Up and Down Hill, published April 8, 1819. Creator: William Heath
The Pedestrian Hobbies, or the Difference of Going Up and Down Hill, published April 8, 1819. Men riding hobby horses (a forerunner of the bicycle)

Background imageDandy Collection: The Dandy and His Postillion - or the Waay to Laugh Up Hill, 1819. Creator: William Heath

The Dandy and His Postillion - or the Waay to Laugh Up Hill, 1819. Creator: William Heath
The Dandy and His Postillion - or the Waay to Laugh Up Hill, 1819. Ha! Ha! Ha! poor fellow! goodbye! He! He! He!'. Cus these hills! If the lace of my Stays should break I'm done over'

Background imageDandy Collection: Dandies, 1519 and 1819, published January 20, 1819. Creator: William Heath

Dandies, 1519 and 1819, published January 20, 1819. Creator: William Heath
Dandies, 1519 and 1819, published January 20, 1819. Male fashions of the 16th and 19th centuries. Attributed to William Heath

Background imageDandy Collection: The New Fashion Phaeton, February 22, 1776. Creator: Philip Dawe

The New Fashion Phaeton, February 22, 1776. Creator: Philip Dawe
The New Fashion Phaeton, February 22, 1776. Sic Itur ad Astra, (Thus one goes to the stars). Attributed to Philip Dawe

Background imageDandy Collection: The unwelcome hints of Mr. Shepherd, his Agent, Chapter I frontispiece for Jane Austen's... 1898

The unwelcome hints of Mr. Shepherd, his Agent, Chapter I frontispiece for Jane Austen's... 1898
The unwelcome hints of Mr. Shepherd, his Agent, Chapter I frontispiece for Jane Austen's Persuasion, 1898

Background imageDandy Collection: A Dandy, published 1818. Creator: Charles Williams

A Dandy, published 1818. Creator: Charles Williams
A Dandy, published 1818

Background imageDandy Collection: Noisy Assembly of Calavera Dandies and Old Drunks and Laborers and Garbanzo-Sellers, n.d

Noisy Assembly of Calavera Dandies and Old Drunks and Laborers and Garbanzo-Sellers, n.d. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Noisy Assembly of Calavera Dandies and Old Drunks and Laborers and Garbanzo-Sellers, n.d

Background imageDandy Collection: Military Dandies or Heroes of 1818, published October 26, 1818. Creator: William Heath

Military Dandies or Heroes of 1818, published October 26, 1818. Creator: William Heath
Military Dandies or Heroes of 1818, published October 26, 1818

Background imageDandy Collection: A Russian Dandy, published December 8, 1818. Creator: William Heath

A Russian Dandy, published December 8, 1818. Creator: William Heath
A Russian Dandy, published December 8, 1818

Background imageDandy Collection: The Dandy Dressing; The Dandy Dressed, 1815/25. Creator: JL Marks

The Dandy Dressing; The Dandy Dressed, 1815/25. Creator: JL Marks
The Dandy Dressing; The Dandy Dressed, 1815/25

Background imageDandy Collection: Dandy Pickpockets Diving, published December 2, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

Dandy Pickpockets Diving, published December 2, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Dandy Pickpockets Diving, published December 2, 1818

Background imageDandy Collection: The Dandy Lion an Exotic lately Discovered in a Stable Yard, published December 8, 1818

The Dandy Lion an Exotic lately Discovered in a Stable Yard, published December 8, 1818

Background imageDandy Collection: A Nice Gentleman, published September 12, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

A Nice Gentleman, published September 12, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
A Nice Gentleman, published September 12, 1818

Background imageDandy Collection: Dandies at Tea, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

Dandies at Tea, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Dandies at Tea, 1818

Background imageDandy Collection: The Dandy Tailor, Planing a New Hungry Dress, published May 15, 1819

The Dandy Tailor, Planing a New Hungry Dress, published May 15, 1819. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
The Dandy Tailor, Planing a New Hungry Dress, published May 15, 1819

Background imageDandy Collection: Comparative Anatomy, published December 10, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

Comparative Anatomy, published December 10, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Comparative Anatomy, published December 10, 1818

Background imageDandy Collection: A Dandy Fainting, published December 11, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

A Dandy Fainting, published December 11, 1818. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
A Dandy Fainting, published December 11, 1818

Background imageDandy Collection: Ray Winney, 16, and Tony Scrivens, 16, with Gloria Knights, 17

Ray Winney, 16, and Tony Scrivens, 16, with Gloria Knights, 17. on the boat Tobago. Dockside Dandies at Lowestoft, Suffolk. 16th May 1962

Background imageDandy Collection: Louie Tracy music hall male impersonator

Louie Tracy music hall male impersonator
Louie Tracy male impersonator dressed as a man about town with top hat and cane. ?Faultlessly attired, by everyone admired?. Billed as the ?Dapper, Dandy Boy?. Signed card. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDandy Collection: The Bond Street battalion - or hospital staff from Holland!!!, 1799

The Bond Street battalion - or hospital staff from Holland!!!, 1799. Town fops feigning wounds (which had become fashionable on the return of the Guards from Holland)

Background imageDandy Collection: Victorian satirical cartoon, The Miser and the Dandy

Victorian satirical cartoon, The Miser and the Dandy
Vintage engraving of a victorian satirical cartoon, 19th Century. The Satires of Cynicus. The Miser and the Dandy

Background imageDandy Collection: French gentleman in top hat, long coat with horizontal pockets, boots

French gentleman in top hat, long coat with horizontal pockets, boots. Redingote a poches horizontales. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pierre-Charles Baquoy after a fashion plate by Horace

Background imageDandy Collection: French gentleman with wide-brim top hat, riding coat with velvet collar

French gentleman with wide-brim top hat, riding coat with velvet collar, grey American-style trousers, boots, holding a riding crop

Background imageDandy Collection: French gentleman with top hat and cane, riding coat lined with taffeta, striped waistcoat or gilet

French gentleman with top hat and cane, riding coat lined with taffeta, striped waistcoat or gilet, trousers with foot straps. Redingote doublee de Taffetas, Pantalon a Pieds

Background imageDandy Collection: A dandy on a walk in the Tuileries Gardens, 1800

A dandy on a walk in the Tuileries Gardens, 1800
A walk in the Tuileries Gardens. A dandy of the Year VIII, 1800. Incroyable in coat, breeches, hose and slippers, with tricorn and cockade. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background imageDandy Collection: Dandy, era of Marie Antoinette

Dandy, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable dandy man in pink coat, green breeches, bonnet with rosette, striped stockings and cane. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by E

Background imageDandy Collection: The Last of the Dandies, Her Majestys Theatre, London

The Last of the Dandies, Her Majestys Theatre, London
The Last of the Dandies, by Clyde Fitch, Her Majestys Theatre, London, proprietor and manager Henry Beerbohm Tree, who directed the production. 1901

Background imageDandy Collection: Ray Winney, 16, and Tony Scrivens, 16, on the boat Tobago

Ray Winney, 16, and Tony Scrivens, 16, on the boat Tobago. Dockside Dandies at Lowestoft, Suffolk. 16th May 1962

Background imageDandy Collection: Dockside Dandies at Lowestoft, Suffolk. 16th May 1962

Dockside Dandies at Lowestoft, Suffolk. 16th May 1962

Background imageDandy Collection: The Macaroni Print Shop, July 14, 1772. Creator: Edward Topham

The Macaroni Print Shop, July 14, 1772. Creator: Edward Topham
The Macaroni Print Shop, July 14, 1772

Background imageDandy Collection: Advertising Russian Pneumatic Tyres in Belgium

Advertising Russian Pneumatic Tyres in Belgium
Advertising - Provodnik Russian Pneumatic Tyres in Belgium - " This is what I need to prevent skidding!". Date: circa 1910

Background imageDandy Collection: Divan Japonais, 1892-93 (lithograph)

Divan Japonais, 1892-93 (lithograph)
3432915 Divan Japonais, 1892-93 (lithograph) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 80.8x60.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageDandy Collection: Johann Ringler of Bozen, 1841 (oil on canvas)

Johann Ringler of Bozen, 1841 (oil on canvas)
XKH191661 Johann Ringler of Bozen, 1841 (oil on canvas) by Wasmann, Rudolph Friedrich (1805-86); 43.8x33 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Background imageDandy Collection: Portrait of George Beau Brummell (1778-1849) 1805 (litho) (b / w photo)

Portrait of George Beau Brummell (1778-1849) 1805 (litho) (b / w photo)
XJF106690 Portrait of George Beau Brummell (1778-1849) 1805 (litho) (b/w photo) (see also 256514) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDandy Collection: The Macarony Dressing Room, 1772. Artist: Charles White

The Macarony Dressing Room, 1772. Artist: Charles White
The Macarony Dressing Room, 1772. A satire on the affectations of the 18th-century macaroni, a sort of dandy. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Background imageDandy Collection: Abstract macro photo with dandelion and water drops.Print for Wallpaper.Floral fantasy

Abstract macro photo with dandelion and water drops.Print for Wallpaper.Floral fantasy design.Tranquil abstract closeup art photography.Modern Art




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"Dandy: A Timeless Symbol of Elegance and Style" Step into the world of dandies, where sophistication meets flamboyance. Just like the pages of "Just Dandy" by David Wright, these men embody a certain charm that is hard to resist. Picture Hercule Poirot, with his meticulous grooming and impeccable taste in fashion, solving mysteries while looking effortlessly chic. One cannot discuss dandies without mentioning RICHARD BEAU NASH, an influential figure in 18th-century society who set the standards for gentlemanly behavior and refined attire. Chesterfield and Vanity Fair became synonymous with elegance thanks to their portrayal of these fashionable gentlemen. In Oscar Wilde's masterpiece "Dorian Gray, " Lord Henry Wotton exemplifies the epitome of dandyism with his extravagant lifestyle and obsession with youth. Early bicycles were not only a mode of transportation but also a statement piece for these stylish individuals as they glided through town. Boldini's mesmerizing portrait captures Count Robert de Montesquiou's allure perfectly—a true embodiment of what it means to be a dandy. Charles Dickens introduced us to Mr Toots from "Dombey & Son, " whose quirky personality added an endearing touch to this tale filled with social hierarchies. Bunny Roger was another notable figure known for his sartorial choices that turned heads wherever he went. L'eau print by George Barbier showcases how even something as simple as water can be transformed into art when seen through the eyes of a dandy. But let us not forget those humorous moments that make life more enjoyable—a man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party or finding amusement in smartly dressed men on comic greetings cards—dandies bring joy even in unexpected ways. The legacy of dandies lives on, reminding us all that style is not just about clothes; it is an attitude—an expression of individuality.