dandyism
noun
dan·dy·ism
ˈdan-dē-ˌi-zəm 
1
: the style or conduct of a dandy
2
: a literary and artistic style of the latter part of the 19th century marked by artificiality and excessive refinement
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My own dandyism is a rewrite of that foundational story too.
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Jeremy O. Harris, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
The upcoming Met Costume Institute exhibition is set to celebrate the rich legacy of Black tailoring and style, from the dandyism of the Harlem Renaissance and the sharp silhouettes of the Civil Rights era to the Black collegiate sartorialism of HBCUs.
—Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Our dandyism is more understated than the traditional notions of how people perceive a dandy to be.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 30 Jan. 2025
The contents of the treatise could be described as a form of dandyism for idle samurai, and Mishima was a modern samurai dandy.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Here Johnson also mentions Benjamin Bixby, the now-defunct clothing line by the artist that centered around Black dandyism.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9 revealed that its Costume Institute’s spring 2025 show will explore the influence of Black dandyism on fashion, culture, and identity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2024
As prosecuting attorney Nico Della Guardia, Fagbenle is a delightfully wicked presence, all smug dandyism when navigating the case against Rusty Sabich for the murder of Carolyn Polhemus.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 July 2024
This exhibition will explore concepts that define Black dandyism specifically and uncover elements of productive tension that appear when considering the figure—such as ownership, authority and self-possession, ease, exaggeration, freedom, transgression, dissonance, and spectacularity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jeremy O. Harris, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
The upcoming Met Costume Institute exhibition is set to celebrate the rich legacy of Black tailoring and style, from the dandyism of the Harlem Renaissance and the sharp silhouettes of the Civil Rights era to the Black collegiate sartorialism of HBCUs.
—Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Our dandyism is more understated than the traditional notions of how people perceive a dandy to be.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 30 Jan. 2025
The contents of the treatise could be described as a form of dandyism for idle samurai, and Mishima was a modern samurai dandy.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Here Johnson also mentions Benjamin Bixby, the now-defunct clothing line by the artist that centered around Black dandyism.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Nov. 2024
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9 revealed that its Costume Institute’s spring 2025 show will explore the influence of Black dandyism on fashion, culture, and identity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2024
As prosecuting attorney Nico Della Guardia, Fagbenle is a delightfully wicked presence, all smug dandyism when navigating the case against Rusty Sabich for the murder of Carolyn Polhemus.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 July 2024
This exhibition will explore concepts that define Black dandyism specifically and uncover elements of productive tension that appear when considering the figure—such as ownership, authority and self-possession, ease, exaggeration, freedom, transgression, dissonance, and spectacularity.
—News Desk, Artforum, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Dandyism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dandyism. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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