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on this page:<br />

Mr. Keith churchWell,<br />

teaCher and psyChologist.<br />

right:<br />

Mr. roBert e. Brian,<br />

art déCo addiCt.<br />

“it’s like liVing<br />

in a MUseUM”, he says.<br />

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make elegance, sophistication and poise (and<br />

perhaps a little narcissism) their style of life. the<br />

research of the Callahan-adams team began in<br />

2008, became a blog in 2010 and then a book in<br />

2013. the preface was written by glenn o’brien,<br />

writer and member of andy warhol’s Factory,<br />

creative director of barneys new york and Calvin<br />

klein and editor of interview and rolling stones.<br />

More than 200 pages of careful analysis tell the<br />

stories of these gallant courters of themselves,<br />

their style, attitudes and philosophy which translate<br />

into a dress style which is meticulously retro.<br />

to confirm the book’s thesis that dandysim is<br />

still today a full blown style phenomenon and<br />

lifestyle are the pe 2013 men’s fashion catwalks<br />

with pin striped suits matched with silk foulards<br />

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