A dandy (also known as a beau or gallant) is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of Self.
Historically, especially in late 18th- and early 19th-century Britain, a dandy, who was self-made, often strove to imitate an aristocratic style of life despite coming from a middle-class background. -per wikipedia
Some famous dandies include:
Beau Brummell
Lord Byron
Oscar Wilde
Berry Wall, king of dudes
In the next couple days I will present some dandies I found in fiction.
Since fashion, clothes and accessories is of concern to dandies, here's a giveaway that will enable you to create something special for a dandy (or others) in your life...
Texture, Color, Desgin, And The Global Knitting Circle
by Lisa R. Myers
Vogue Knitting on the Go:
Scarves Two
by Trisha Malcolm
Knit Hats!:
15 Cool Patterns to Keep You Warm
by Gwen Steege
Open to US only.
Offer ends: December 26, 2010
TO DO:
Answer me this: Do you wear knitted scarves, hats, mittens, gloves or others AND tell me your email in comments.
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Contest has ended - winner is here
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* image source Robert de Montesquiou
I like to wear scarves because they are easier to make :)
ReplyDeleteI wear all three. I love knitting, and I have alot of yarn, so I could use these books.
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I make my own knitted goods. Wore one scarf
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I wear all of the above, sometimes at the same time! Being a rather new knitter, I so far can manage miles and miles of flat, square knitted stuff, which I can fashion into squarish hats and squarish wrist cuffs. I'm hoping to learn to knit in the round so I can make fingerless gloves soon!
ReplyDeleteMost people would wear what I knit; definitely no dandies!
Heck ya! :)
ReplyDeleteI mostly wear fingerless gloves. I knit them for everyone in the family and mine are pretty sad because they are a test pair from several years ago. I guess it's time to make some new ones for myself. My SO is a big fan of Lord Byron - I should design something for him in the Romantic style of that era. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love dandies! I wish we had more of them in our century. I wear andy kind of hat or scarves and often fingerless gloves. Not a mitten fan.
ReplyDeleteI wear knitted hats, gloves, and scarves :)
ReplyDeletethrouthehaze at gmail dot com
Wonderful giveaways, but I will pass since I haven't the slightest clue on how to knit lol
ReplyDeleteI would probably poke (shoot) my eyeball out with a knitting needle or something ;D
... ahhh snifff: open to US only.
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I would have loved to play along with this give away.
Why?
Because I l♥ve to read (and use) craft books.
:o)
Good luck to all.
:o)
I love hats!! Scarves are ok too. :) Thanks for the giveaway!
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