Tag: Dandy

Pitti Uomo 94 Street Style Better Than Ever
The dandy style

Pitti Uomo 94 Street Style Better Than Ever

The most stylish men's trade fair Pitti Uomo 94 took place from 12 to 15 June 2018. And although NY Times stated that "The Dandy Is Dead", I can not agree with that. In Florence everyone was "dandier" than ever. And while the so called peacocks have prepared different outfits for every day, the same happened also to buyers, managers and other visitors of the business fair.

Dandy talks about dandies at Dandy Day RADUNO DANDY ITALIANO
The dandy style

Dandy talks about dandies at Dandy Day RADUNO DANDY ITALIANO

After Florence and the color explosions there, another holiday of Italian dendism, like a breeze from the Tuscan wind ... Dandy Day RADUNO DANDY ITALIANO, in its first edition, found a matching decor among the antiquities of FIERA ANTIQUARIA DI AREZZO.

Giovanni Luigi Bordone is the winner of Most Stylish Real Men October 2016
Competitions & awards

Giovanni Luigi Bordone is the winner of Most Stylish Real Men October 2016

For the first time, we announce the top 6 winners of Most Stylish Real Men. So the winners for October are...

Men’s elegance on the Emmy Awards 2016 Red carpet -  variations of tuxedo and even a try for a boutonnière
Fashion on the red carpet

Men’s elegance on the Emmy Awards 2016 Red carpet - variations of tuxedo and even a try for a boutonnière

We asked the Men's Fashion Cluster Ambassador Dandy to comment on the style of the celebrities on the red carpet, as he has a sharp eye for style and a witty language. Here is what he told us about the dress code of the celebrities attending the Emmy Awards 2016:

Cad & The Dandy: It’s about making the best suits and creating a new destination shopping experience
Interviews

Cad & The Dandy: It’s about making the best suits and creating a new destination shopping experience

Interview with James Sleater, one of our founders and co-directors of Cad & The Dandy.

The winner of Dandy x Dormeuil contest announced
Competitions & awards

The winner of Dandy x Dormeuil contest announced

Dormeuil - the world famous manufacturer of fabrics and tailor-made suits - has just announced the winner in its 'Dandy x Dormeuil' contest. The question to which the participants had to answer was 'What makes a Dandy so elegant?'

What to choose - sports coat or blazer, single breasted or double breasted
ABC of the men's suit

What to choose - sports coat or blazer, single breasted or double breasted

James Sleater from the Cad & The Dandy in Savile Row outlines the key differences between a sports coat vs a blazer and the single breasted and double breasted jackets.

The lengths of the suit arm and the suit jacket
ABC of the men's suit

The lengths of the suit arm and the suit jacket

James Sleater from the Cad & The Dandy on Savile Row explains the correct suit arm length for a jacket.
Sleeve length is an important one, you’re looking for about quarter to half an inch of shirt cuff to show. Some people like to show a bit more, some people are a bit more conservative and show a little bit less.

How Should a Suit Jacket Fit
ABC of the men's suit

How Should a Suit Jacket Fit

James Sleater the owner of the Cad & The Dandy on Savile Row providing insights into how a how a jacket should fit.

The London-based tailor-dandy Joshua Kane
The dandy style

The London-based tailor-dandy Joshua Kane

There is one young, moustached and long-haired tailor who shakes the old school of London bespoke tailoring with what the street calls 'coolness'. He is definitely not what you would expect if you are familiar with the traditionally conservative scene of Savile Row.

Dandies through the centuries: Charles Baudelaire
The dandy style

Dandies through the centuries: Charles Baudelaire

Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a French poet, essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe, born in Paris, France, in 1821. His most famous work Les Fleurs du mal expresses the changing nature of beauty in modern, industrializing Paris during the 19th century.

The dandy style: 'MAX & MORITZ tailored' collection - Limited Edition
The dandy style

The dandy style: 'MAX & MORITZ tailored' collection - Limited Edition

'MAX & MORITZ tailored' collection happily gives meeting to several fashion institutions, reigning ultimately and horrific in the contemporary men's elegance - the traditions of Italian tailoring, English fashion prejudices, essentially embodied in the phenomenon of Macaronism, and a special hedonism associated with the concept soive.

Première Vision Paris through Dandy's eyes
The dandy style

Première Vision Paris through Dandy's eyes

It was full with Bohemian outfits in which Military elements are built, strange items such as corkscrews, which gave me carte blanche to move conceptually among them with my protruding from the pockets silver spoons, boutonnieres, vases and countless monarchical needles like a more gallant, but not old-fashioned scout.

Cad & The Dandy - a passion for all things tailoring
Bespoke Men's Suits

Cad & The Dandy - a passion for all things tailoring

Cad & The Dandy has a passion for all things tailoring. They don’t over complicate things, operating from premises in Savile Row and The City, with their trained Savile Row tailors, cutters and finishers. They offer three grades of tailored suit: fully hand-stitched, half hand-stitched and machine stitched. All of our suits start with pattern creation, done by hand and retained for future orders.

The new face of Milan
The dandy style

The new face of Milan

I felt the greatest pleasure at the vintage stand, where I brought from dark wine red retrograde sunglasses with green lenses and gold inlaysand also a wonderful red wine pochette on green drops and a black bow tie with small green apples.

Pitti Uomo - The unique place for menswear - Everything a Dandy needs
The dandy style

Pitti Uomo - The unique place for menswear - Everything a Dandy needs

At PittiUomo you can find everything a Dandy needs! Yes, that's true. I visited the fair with a real Dandy and he confirmed that. He was happy to see such a variety of exquisite suits, shoes, leather bags, glasses and other accessories.

The most stylish men at Pitti Uomo 89
The dandy style

The most stylish men at Pitti Uomo 89

It is an undeniable fact that at Pitti Uomo in Florence you can see the most stylish men. Last week I visited Pitti Uomo 89 and saw it myself. Below you can find a selection of the most stylish men in my opinion. What makes them look so well? Read what are the most important things that distinguish them.

Pitti Uomo 89 - A spectacular Fashion-Art composite, or How the elegant man feels like a cathedral
The dandy style

Pitti Uomo 89 - A spectacular Fashion-Art composite, or How the elegant man feels like a cathedral

Pitti Uomo gives stage not so much of the foisted fashion trends, but it's more like a chivalrous tournament between men who is the most elegant. That's why the eyes are crossed like rapiers and the arrogance is followed by unconcealed curiosity. But the protagonist is not so the elegant man but the taste...

Pitti People: Vladimir Ștefan Popa
The dandy style

Pitti People: Vladimir Ștefan Popa

During this year's edition of the trade show Pitti Uomo, you could meet all kinds of interesting personas - stylish, different, elegant, dressed to impress. One of them was Vladimir Ștefan Popa - he is an Author & the Creative Director of the men's fashion blog The Essence of Style.

Pitti Uomo 89 - The trade show
Fashion fairs

Pitti Uomo 89 - The trade show

The world's most important platform for men's clothing and accessory collections and for launching new projects in men's fashion, Pitti Uomo, is currently running (January 12-15, 2016) in Florence, Italy. Be Global Fashion Network is on spot to show you the atmosphere of the event and to reveal the key trends and directions in men's fashion business.

Dandyism as a Style
The dandy style

Dandyism as a Style

The creator of this style is the previously mentioned Beau Brummell, who defines dandyism as the last burst of heroism in decadent ages and compares it with poetic creativity, with the most severe monastic discipline of keeping such a brilliant self-control, which surprises everyone, except a dandy.

Gentleman's dress - Wedding Celebrations
The dandy style

Gentleman's dress - Wedding Celebrations

The wedding, which is a church sacrament and sentimental moment in the life of everyone, requires you making extraordinary effort for your dress style. The above standards are valid: tailcoat - in the evening and morning jacket - by day.

Gentleman's dress - Formal or Semi-formal
The dandy style

Gentleman's dress - Formal or Semi-formal

According to the Formal dress code, men wear classic suits, preferably black or evening blue. In some social circles Semi-formal can also mean Black Tie. But in the general case this is a term for the most informal of formal dress standards. Instead of belt, a vest and a bow tie in another color can be added to the tuxedo.

Gentleman's dress - Black Tie
The dandy style

Gentleman's dress - Black Tie

If Black Tie is written on the invitation, it means formal evening dress or tuxedo. It is worn only after 6 PA. Initially it appeared in the English aristocratic society as a garment suitable for smoking rooms, where gentlemen seclude, from where its name comes - a smoking jacket.

Gentleman's dress - Evening Party and Official Meetings
The dandy style

Gentleman's dress - Evening Party and Official Meetings

For an official meeting of business nature a dark blue suit faintly striped or discretely checked is suitable. Blue ink, leaden, anthracite, mouse grey-brown, chocolate-brown are also suitable. Once again a white shirt with double cuffs with a monogram and cufflinks and a tie in black, in pastel colors, dotted, English or American stripes and in no case other figurines, flowers and Mickey Mouse.

Gentleman's dress - Apotheosis of tailors
The dandy style

Gentleman's dress - Apotheosis of tailors

The gentleman unthinkably loves the fine fabrics of Loro Piana, delicately dramatic folds of Napolisu Мisura, smartly nervous, yet perfect naturalness of hand stitching, more than sensual, thoughtful proportions almost in the sense of the canon of Polykleitos, museum memory of labels with a monogram and a date of sewing, flirting authenticity of buttonholes, semi-closeness of the garment above the most expressive part of the human body - arm.

The modern dandy
The dandy style

The modern dandy

The dandy style has fan and followers all over the world. And we're going to present you some of them, starting with Ljubomir Milchev – Dandy.

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