You might have seen a few of these dandy gentlemen on the streets, but have you wondered about the lives behind their stylish attire?
Photographer Rose Callahan, together with writer Nathaniel Adams, explored the colorful world of dandyism by meeting several men from the streets of New York, London, Paris, and the West Coast.
In her photos, the dandy, well-groomed men were usually pictured in stylish get-ups of “three-piece suits with flawlessly folded pocket handkerchiefs”, “trimmed beards”, “pomade” and “velvet slippers”.
Callahan and Adams then compiled their photos and stories, revealing the hard work and sacrifices these men go through as they pursue their dandyism lifestyle in I Am Dandy: The Return of the Elegant Gentleman.
According to Callahan, these dandy gentlemen do not identify themselves as a subculture nor label themselves as “dandies".
“They all try to be fiercely individual and go about it in their own way. It’s more like a male archetype. The idea of the ‘peacock’ has been around forever, and I think that’s where this comes from and that’s why it’s so diverse.”
Scroll down to view portraits of the gentlemen featured in Callahan’s and Adam’s book, which is available for purchase here.
[via Slate, images by Rose Callahan]