dandyism

American  

[dan-dee-iz-uhm] / ˈdæn diˌɪz əm /

noun

• dandyisms
  plural

1. the manners, style, or personality of a dandy.

2. a movement of bold, refined, and creative fashion and literary expression; often Black dandyism, in the context of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Derived Forms

• dandyist
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• dandyisms
  plural

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dandyism dandyisms

Last year's event showcased the subversive style of Black dandyism, and was a rare Met Gala spotlighting men and male fashion.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Meanwhile, Anglophone dandyism, always stronger on practice than theory, went global.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

What defines dandyism is a willingness to play by a set of rules, whatever those might be for the time and temperature of the world around it.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025

The Met says the show "presents a cultural and historical examination of black style from the 18th Century to today, through the lens of dandyism".

From BBC ● May 4, 2025

He teetered, in the name of style, on dandyism; he always wore primary colors, and his belt buckles were always large and prominent, like buckteeth.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

He also slowly begins to discover the real Snow beneath all the posturing and dandyisms.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 28, 2010

Many a time did she scoff and scowl at the dandyisms which she deemed effeminate; this was one of the moments which showed the man as she desired him.

From Sisters by Ada Cambridge

Beethov-ian, in its ruggedness, the Chopin of this C minor study is as far removed from the musical dandyisms of the Parisian drawing rooms as is Beethoven himself.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker