It isn’t Howard Mitchell’s fault that he resembles Nigel Farrage a little too much for comfort. And it isn’t his fault that the most stylish location he could find was a hotel chain in Harrogate. All of this can be overlooked because he is quite certainly, from the break on his trousers to his self-tied… … Keep Reading
Mr. Kent has unsuccessfully combined the Peaky Blinders look with the lady-from-Essex-at-Ascot look. The amusement of the ladies sharing his patch of grass is not shared by this publication. … Keep Reading
“Could go either way of course,” writes Jonathan Keys-Massey. “However, I rather think I might be. Surely the proximity to a Spitfire alone qualifies me?” So If I go and stand near the Eiffel Tower, does that make me a Frenchman? Nice titfer, though. … Keep Reading
“I recently visited the new photo studio of my dear friend and professional photographer Tore Myrstad,” writes Aleksander Skjæveland Larsen. “He invited my bicycle up as well for an impromptu photo shot, which I could not decline.” Thank goodness for Norwegians. … Keep Reading
Major Blunder probably thinks it is a matter of course that he is declared a Chap. And in one sense he is right – there is nothing intrinsically wrong about his clothing and his facial hair. It’s just that he looks like the sort of fellow who, one day, might turn a sleepy village in… … Keep Reading
Sunday Swift: In some ways, silent film star Louise Brooks has much in common with Jackie Kennedy Onassis (the subject of my previous Dandizette profile): each were highly intelligent and strong-willed women who became trapped in a world they longed to escape. Louise once said, “There is no other occupation in the world that… … Keep Reading
A selection of recommended books currently in print which Chaps and Chapettes might find to their liking. HOW TO BE CHAP How To Be Chap (2016) is a large-format hardback tome chronicling the entire history of The Chap, from its humble beginnings as a discreet gentlemen’s pamphlet, through all its public protests and… … Keep Reading
You’ve seen him here, you’ve seen him there – that Chap who flows through life like a shark in the water. with barely a ripple. The embodiment of sartorial elegance and purposeful intelligence, an individual so elevated as to be almost beyond envy and beyond desire. To observe him is to sit in the silence… … Keep Reading
Like the idiot uncle or embarrassing aunt, one’s feet are not for public consumption. Uncovered, they dislodge any sense of dignity, and even on a good day can be mistaken for distended offal. Handsome fellows they are not. And yet, loitering at one’s southernmost extremity, these unsightly outgrowths are integral to a Chap’s upstanding and… … Keep Reading
Name: Derek Dubery Age: 50 Origin: Kent but now in Belfast. Sartorial motto: Cost is no measure of whether it suits you. Also… if you’re a slave to purely vintage clothing you can be just as much a fashion victim as the contemporary fashionista. Mix and match and wear only what suits you. Style icon:… … Keep Reading
The first of our homages goes to the Leather Satchel Company. There is a genus of Chap which clings to the disfigured belief that transporting one’s everyday flotsam & jetsam in a carrier bag is both practical and appropriate. It is not. Such malodourous thinking incited the rise of the male Tote Bag – or… … Keep Reading
