The dandy archetype

Every archetype has a dark side. A darker keyword for the dandy is: Judgmental.

Every archetype has a dark side. For the dandy, there is also a restrictive nature because of the requirements that they maintain a sophisticated look accompanied by poise and a self-imposed set of rules about his interaction with society.

Valerie Steele breaks down the origins of the look.

Here are the last of the scans I made of the Gibson Girl prints from 1906. They're captioned: The Debutante "A winning wave deserving note, is the tempestuous petticoat, a careless shoestring, in who'se tie I see a wild civility - do more bewitch me than when art, is too precise in every part." The

Dandy keywords: Sophisticated

Lord Byron, a flamboyant English romantic poet. c. early 1800s

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