Musings on fashion: dandyism as truismBy Jana Hsu
Far from late 18th century London or Paris, and in the times of Oscar Wilde, where dandyism and quaintrellism reigned supreme, we can now look back to the 90s, when Japanese signature street fashion was accountable for those nifty, eye-catching, and not to mention effeminate, Asiatic designs that made their way over to the states and onto our concrete runways. Are we talking about a mishmash of European sentimentality with American boldness wedded with the nomadic, controversial, metro-sexual men in tights high fashion street wear? No, not exactly. We now boldly regard these street trolling, noble fops donning coke-rimmed glasses and Asiatic wear as signature en vogue, or to coin the term, “dandy boi.” These winsome beings reflect the age we live in … boldly geeky, iconic, fleeting, and instantly arresting to the naked eye. Never an anomaly, these dudes run the show in all their elevated vulgarity. But they are straight. Huh?
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An irresistable "dandy boi."
Strictly speaking off the cuff, these straight geeky pretty boys are a dream come true for us ladies who secretly wish at one point in time to lock lips with that hot dandiacal fashionista friend who helps you undress in the ladies' changing room without so much as a blink. You know you do, ladies, so don’t front! So what if new generations of hot men are a little on the dandy side? We welcome this fashionable geeky breed, right? Hey, it means they’ll actually wear that Japanese-inspired pink shirt from Zero Fighter you bought them! So catch up on the fringe, and expect to see a rash of appearances from these men of luxe define new age effeminate street fashion. From MILK or EDWIN to Super Lovers you’ll see these dandies go on a spree wherever fashion looks good. And fashion looks good sans-brassiere.
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