Dandies like to play with their image, creating a striking
and androgynous allure.
Most of us feel trapped within the limited roles that the
world expects us to play. We are instantly attracted to
those who are more fluid, more ambiguous, than we
are— those who create their own persona. Dandies excite
us because they cannot be categorized, and hint at a
freedom we want for ourselves.
Dandies seduce socially as well as sexually; groups form
around them, their style is wildly imitated, an entire
court or crowd will fall in love with them. In adapting
the Dandy character for your own purposes, remember
that the Dandy is by nature a rare and beautiful flower.
Be different in ways that are both striking and aesthetic,
never vulgar; poke fun at current trends and styles, go in
a novel direction, and be supremely uninterested in
what anyone else is doing. Most people are insecure;
they will wonder what you are up to, and slowly they
will come to admire and imitate you, because you
express yourself with total confidence.
Naturals are spontaneous and open.
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