tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13173206019978912792026-10-27T23:51:27.733-07:00The Lives of Exquisite Gentlemen Today. Documenting dandy style and modern dapper menswear mens style fashion with original portraits of dandies by Rose Callahan. Dandy Portrait, Portrait of a Dandy. The author and photographer of I am Dandy: The Return of the Elegant Gentleman and the photographer for the Met Opera style blog Last Night at the Met lastnightatthemet.comRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01726432029401682909noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1317320601997891279.post-22400640147977392242017-04-11T14:45:00.000-07:002017-04-11T14:45:00.993-07:00

Words by Nathaniel "Natty" Adams. This post, our memorial to Glenn O'Brien, appears on Natty's "Lives of the Dandies" blog also. Try writing about Glenn O’Brien without using the word “cool.” Might as well describe the ocean without mentioning water. Glenn was so unassailably, impeccably, motherfuckingly cool you’d glance at the thermostat when he walked in the room. Glenn’s coolness was

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Here is the delightful and vibrant Mr. Danilo Verticelli on a sunny crisp January day in Florence in 2016. I was introduced to him my the great photographer Danielle Tamagni, who among other things created the legendary book about Sapeurs in Brazzaville titled Gentlemen of Bacongo. Danilo drove his beautiful Jaguar up from his home in Livorno and met me, Nathaniel Adams, my We are Dandy&

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Thanks to my good friends Matt Fox and Enrique Crame III of Fine and Dandy Shop for hosting a fabulous book signing party for We are Dandy on Dec 1! It was a wonderful kick off to the holiday season. Among the many dashing party-goers were Nicolas Pron and Kamau Hosten, both featured in the book. We nearly sold out (yay!) but I think there are still a few signed copies left.  This is the

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We are Dandy has officially LAUNCHED! The New York City launch was a one-two punch: part 1 was "Dine with the Dandies" hosted by Modern Luxury, and part 2 was the glorious book signing party you see here hosted by Mark Cho at his exquisite store The Armoury in Tribeca. Thank you to everyone who celebrated with me and Natty! It was a rare moment to stop and feel proud of all the hard work.

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Huge thanks to Modern Luxury for hosting "Dine with the Dandies" a gorgeous intimate dinner party to present Natty and my new book We are Dandy to some very special people. It was the dinner party I've always wanted to have, and it was beautifully put together at Omar's Private Dinning Club. There were quite a few I am Dandy book subjects, such as Simon Doonan, Nick Wooster, Gay Talese,

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Very limited books will be available for purchase in store only. These will be some of the only copies available in USA before Christmas. Online orders won't ship until Jan 2017!

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A video posted by Rose Callahan (@rcallahanphoto) on Nov 8, 2016 at 11:21am PST Today my first copy of We are Dandy arrived at my doorstep! I think it's the very first copy to arrive in North America! Overjoyed to have it in my hands and to see all the wonderful pages that are a celebration of all the extraordinary people that Natty, Kelly, and I met on our journey to find dandies

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Thanks to Glenn Wiggins of the False Image Podcast for dropping by to ask me (and Kelly!) about my work and our work together and letting me give very long answers! When we met Glenn after the Advanced Style Older and Wiser book launch we invited him along with us to see Dandy Wellington at his weekly show and had a good time talking about his love of in depth stories about people's lives.

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Very happy to announce that my new book with Natty Adams titled We are Dandy: The Elegant Gentleman Around the World will be available mid November 2016 in Europe (with limited quantities in USA) and mid December internationally - just in time for Christmas! We are Dandy includes 56 profiles of extraordinary men from Italy, Japan, Belgium, South Africa, Germany, Denmark, Namibia, United

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After I met Yoshio Suyama (pictured here in his raccoon coat) in New York last year, I got curious about what other dandies might be hiding up in the Great White North. Well, Toronto, you did not disappoint! I made portraits of five fantastic subjects, and was the guest of honor at an I am Dandy book party hosted by Loding Shoes & Shirts and The Hogtown Rake blog. All in under two days.

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For my friends and readers in Toronto, I am very happy to extend this special invite for an evening celebrating I am Dandy hosted by the menswear boutique Loding Shoes & Shirts,  and blog The Hogtown Rake.  Space is VERY limited, so if you would like to join us you'll have to email me by Oct 23. RSVP to me at dandyportraits@gmail.com It'll be my first time visiting

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My good friend Dandy Wellington has just released his debut EP "Harlem Rhythm"!  The four tracks - three original compositions - are terrific toe tappers.  I especially love the title track which transports me to just the best party of my dreams.  What I've always loved about Dandy Wellington and His Band is that they create a mood where ever they go.  Their jazz seems to

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I’m very excited to be visiting Chicago for events surrounding the opening of the exhibit Dandy Lion: (Re)Articulating Black Masculine Identity at the Museum of ContemporaryPhotography, on view from April 6 thru July 12, 2015. This remarkable group photography exhibit is the brain child of curator Shantrelle P. Lewis, a brilliant mover and shaker

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David McDermott and Peter McGough outside The Back Room, NYC, Nov 2014 Mike Haar (@mikewillcutyou) hosts a monthly DJ night at The Back Room, and this one was extra special because David McDermott was visiting from Ireland and dropped by with his longtime artistic partner Peter McGough.  If you aren't familiar with the legendary duo you must look up McDermott and McGough!  Their

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Thank you to all who could join us last night to celebrate I am Dandy with our hosts AP & Co - Alferano, Pesko & Co - in Zurich on Oct 2, 2014.  What a fantastic crowd!  Enjoy these photos by Bon Parinya Wongwannawat and me. Silvano Vitalini Jeroen van Rooijen, Zurich style guru and creator of the Styleride, presents our book to the crowd. Raul Sanchez, head of

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Massimilano Mocchia di Coggiola and Julien Scavini, Paris, Sept 2013 On our last visit to Paris - for the I am Dandy book launch - Massimiliano invited Kelly and I to meet his tailor...and irresistible prospect! We walked up the exceptionally wide open, and very-quiet-for-the-middle-of-the-day Boulevard La Tour-Maubourg around the corner from Les Invalides.   From the clear view on

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I am beyond thrilled that journalist Serena Altschul loved I am Dandy enough to profile it, along with Dandy Wellington and Ed Hayes, on CBS Sunday Morning! Happy Father's Day to all those dapper dads out there!

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Summer is almost here.  The jacket colors are getting lighter, and the boaters and linen have made their way out of storage.  In New York we have about 3.5 days that are just about perfect before the “wet wool blanket” descends on the city.  The last couple days have been those days.  Everyone’s out and I’ve gotten to meet quite a few new people! At the Jazz Age Lawn Party

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My co-author Natty Adams is a proud resident of Jersey City, NJ, and has been trying to get me to visit for quite some time.  Well now I have a perfect reason!  And I hope you all will join the party too. I am Dandy Pre-Father's Day Book Signing Thursday, June 12, 2014 6:00 - 9:00 pm Another Man's Treasure Vintage Clothing 353 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ - Map RSVP on

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Sean Crowley and Andrew Yamato are not on instagram, but you should be! Are you using instagram, the mobile photo sharing app?  Follow along with me @rcallahanphoto  I use tags #dandyportraits and #iamdandy most frequently, but I post many other adventures as well - like a recent weekend away with the tweed crew above that got dubbed #fancycamp.  It has been a fantastic

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An evening not to be missed.  It's free and open to all, but space is limited!  RSVP here    G. Bruce Boyer and Luca Rubinacci at the opening of the Elegance in an Age of Crisis

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You may have caught a glimpse of Dandy Wellington around the streets of New York, on stage with his band, or on sites such as Humans of New York, or, of course, The Dandy Portraits and the pages of I am Dandy.  Or you might be seeing him for the first time.   In this film made by Rarebit Productions, a collaboration between my husband, Kelly Desmond Bray, and I, we wanted to

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A unique opportunity to geek out on dandyism, menswear, personal style vs trend, and if there really is a "return of the elegant gentleman".  Love it or hate it, let your viewpoint be known! RSVP:  https://museumatfit.secure.force.com/ticket#sections_a03G000000k1XdUIAU

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Bruce Boyer and Luca Rubinacci Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930s exhibit is now open at the Museum at FIT from Feb 7 - April 19, 2014.  I was lucky enough to be at the opening festivities where I saw many old friends, Dandy Portrait subjects, and some new ones too, like Luca Rubinacci visiting from Milan.  Best of all I got to celebrate with Bruce Boyer and

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When someone asks me, "Would you like to go to a royalty event?" I always say YES. Please enjoy these photos from the Soirée Impériale, a party to celebrate 400 years of the Romanoff Dynasty and the Russian New Year held at the Racquet and Tennis Club in Manhattan.  It was formal event, but I love how some of the men had their own take on formalwear - plus their unique badges of course. &

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