dandies
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Chapter 1 is in the can!
Writer’s block was conquered and a decent draft of chapter 1 is complete. Summer is off to a good start. This photograph Marlene Dietrich wearing her tuxedo from Morocco (1930) and this sketch by the Hollywood costume designer Travis Banton didn’t make it into the chapter so I thought I would share them here. Viva…
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How to Whitewash A Dandy: A Colorless Account of Queer Fashion History
By Tiffany Mott-Smith http://taggmagazine.com/a-colorless-account-of-queer-fashion-history/ Queer Fashion History Exhibit: The Museum at FIT, 2013 Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Queer Fashion History Symposium. I spent six and half hours preparing for this event. Three minutes checking in with my editor for the event, 55 minutes looking for my press badge, two minutes…
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“Show me a dandy and I’ll show you a hero.”
Some images, websites, and thoughts I came across while I was contemplating dandyism this weekend: “It is a kind of cult of the ego which can still survive the pursuit of that form of happiness to be found in others, in woman for example; which can even survive what are called illusions. It is the…
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No People Like Show People: Vesta Tilley and the Tuxedo
Female dandyism – especially tuxedo drag – explored in the introduction of my book Afrochic.
CAMARA DIA HOLLOWAY 