Aubrey Beardsley - The Art of Being a Dandy | Tate

Curator Stephen Calloway and drag performer Holly James Johnston sit down to tea to discuss the 'dos and don’ts' of dandyism according to artist Aubrey Beardsley.
Beardsley shocked and delighted Victorian London with his black and white drawings. In fact, the 1890s even became known in some circles as the ‘Beardsley Period’. At the centre of this decadent world was the ‘dandy’, an elegant and enigmatic character made famous by Beardsley and friends like Oscar Wilde.
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[@Tate]

Who do you think best represents the 21st century dandy?

[@pchappell7]

Do you know where they go to try on/buy clothes in this video? Would be fascinated to know!

[@Tate]

Hi Peter, It's the National Theatre Costume and Props Hire :) www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/costume-and-props-hire

David Bowie

[@debzmahj8445]

Musician/Musical Artist Post Malone Jimi Hendrix

[@cch5ng]

Iris Apfel. not because I think her style is trendy but bc she seems to constantly project her own image (an identity) through her clothing/accessories/beauty. if I were more current with contemporary music/video, I would probably choose a musician as alternative. well, maybe Janelle Monae. but I think Apfel also stands out bc of gender + age.

[@bubblymexo]

I love the inclusion of black diasporic dandyism and "dandyism [as] something that can be reconsidered, reimagined, and reinterpreted." Very well done!

[@beadmecreative9485]

The pictures shown are not black diaspora, they are black Africans. They are dandies in Africa, can’t remember exactly where, maybe Nigeria or Uganda. You can find some reports about them on KZbin.

[@Palestinian_holocaust]

U mean to say perverted from its original thang lame

[@dianaleestudio]

"Velvet is always the answer."

[@paracite]

I literally came across this the moment he said it. I guess the universe is emphasizing that for me. Lol

[@oliviertovar9395]

Yes...always!

[@EnemiesofDorothy]

wise words

[@jackfirmin5814]

heart warming, these two cool cats

[@jackhalfordpodcast]

I think this type of drag is far more interesting.

[@ClayMastah344]

Agreed.

[@mwsnail]

This is lovely, a really interesting parallel to draw between dandy and drag.

[@theorosef]

I hate the texture of velvet but he seems so lovely that when he said "Velvet is always the answer" I had to agree with him

[@lisathomas1622]

His cousin, Dr. David Beardsley Smith carried on the tradition. He was my father in-law 😁 I went on many vacations with him, and obviously he wore snazzy outfits. He was fun to buy gifts for because I could buy him anything, an old needlepoint footstool, or a gold toothpick, a set of antique buttons. He loved everything decorated! And old!

[@monicaseggos]

great story!!

[@pgbear]

This is such a terrific short film. I learned a lot and enjoyed looking at Aubrey Beardsley's art and listening to the two speakers. I am looking forward to seeing the exhibition in a few weeks time.

[@lachijames6213]

Those illustrations in Salome make my heart sing. Draw a bath, light your candles and take a moment for that gorgeous work, when you can.

[@bloodorange9]

Loved it, thank you!🎉

[@sadams5659]

I love the button explanation - beautiful

[@jaykshirsagar596]

So much power

[@dukehesdon7458]

This needs to be a full documentary (at least 1hr 30mins) or (a series) exploring historical interpretations of Dandy to modern versions from a number of cultures ... with both presenters Stephen Calloway and Holly James Johnston

[@jellokween1680]

Love her😍

[@vespitts1653]

love.love.love

[@pablovasquezloayza]

Un genio, sus obras son divinas, me apasiona su corta vida, a Beardsley se le perdona todo porque se lo merece.

[@federicograziosi5048]

May I ask you which brand is that fabulous jacquard suit you are wearing? Sort of green polka dots….!Thank you… I love it

[@maxlinder5262]

Being a Dandy is from another era .... today it is being well dressed & knowing how to dress no matter where you shop & how you put together your wardrobe no matter what you do.... It's something that comes natural .. ... just my opinion.....Ha!!

[@danemeow8]

This was really cool thank you for this!

[@FlashakaViolet]

This was utterly fascinating

[@shiao3990]

wow, I just love every bit of this video. The aesthetics, thoughts, dialgues.....

[@Teajay21]

Very interesting! I really like Holly’s style.

[@marcogentile7292]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@hukmanshaves6939]

i want that outfit he is wearing. what is he wearing exactly i imagine it would go well with a puffy shirt. if anyone knows can you list them so i can start building my wardrobe as i am a dandy in the old sense. id like to do more victorian era stuff but his outfit would beb particularly good for me to get

[@Novacynthia]

Smiling I love ♥️ this!! Dandy It is 🌹

[@melaniemoss1151]

Brilliant!

[@connectingthedots100]

Love it.

[@SheWillPaintRosesRed]

i want to meet this guy he seems great

[@shawncurtis3686]

Elvis was a dandy.

[@EnemiesofDorothy]

Such a great Lady Dandy!

[@codystewart1014]

I love you both.

[@upgrade1015]

Her and my gay aunt Liz got the same haircut

[@j74s98]

Can dandies survive in the wild?

[@fundamentalsofpainting2176]

Straight out of a Sargent painting

[@bringiton5282]

Be a dandy but look modern ! Orlando ! She's fantastic ! Tilda Swinton is quite a dandy.

[@upgrade1015]

Who’s the butch woman

[@Palestinian_holocaust]

Velvets and silks are just made from poly. It’s not even the real thang. It’s too warm to be a dandy.

[@TheJinksd]

To be an aesthete you must have an RP English/ British accent.

[@deliciouslyme6206]

❤️👌

[@apexxxx10]

*Kiitos, Danke, Merci, Thanks - 'Tate.' Voi vittu kun kinnostava dokkari! Korona-karanteenissa täällä Thaimassa Bangkok-Jomppa, joka harrastaa Juu-Tuuppia* kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXaqoHyQnpmtr5o

[@indyboutrup72]

Does Boy George is dandy?

[@minch333]

Is this an obscure game grumps reference?

[@hukmanshaves6939]

yes he wasnt

[@missmiddlebury2236]

What an insult from two middlebrows to Our favorite word. Sophisticate yourselves, for God’s sake, & go read some fun, somewhat challenging books like George Walden’s Who’s a Dandy: Dandyism and George Brummell.

[@Caucasiancookingadventures]

I find myself sexually attracted to Ms. Johnston.

[@berrynovan9846]

Who is young are he is man or she is a girl

[@theunpopularbeauty4744]

Girl

[@welltailored0076]

I saw Holly, I saw her doppelganger, just yesterday, she works at a Valvoline service shop, she wears a mechanics shirt, her name is sewn over her breast, it reads Gabby, she has the loveliest dollface, and her androgyny is sublimely erotic, I read Walt Whitman, I read about Walt Whitman, he left New York-a-dandy and returned New Orleans-a-rough, Holly is a dandy, Gabby is a rough! I look at a book of Manet, I look at Olympia, I look at Olympia's eyes, I look at Holly's eyes, I remember Gabby's eyes, I see it now! I understand the panic in the Salon, it's 1865 and men are beating their umbrellas against Édouard's painting, the men are not appalled by the subject of a fallen woman, they are abhorred by the image of an androgynous girl I read Blood Meridian, Chapter X, Et In Arcadia Ego, 0:48, it's everywhere, it's all around me

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

These are not dandies

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

One has to born with Wit. It’s not learned nor reading the amount of Wilde and coward books

[@thecinematicmind]

Incel

[@andyisdead]

They are fops

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Drag is not Dandy. And, dandy is not Drag. U can’t just mindlessly STAMP DRAG on everything just to fit your perception

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

JONATHAN SUTCLIFFE such posers.

[@OddoFelacio]

His sister dressed in "mens" clothing and dandies are very effeminate men so there is a connection to drag.

[@danemeow8]

@@OddoFelacio yeah i have no idea what these two idiots are on about, they obviously have some kind of agenda thats clouding their reason.. Edit to say that by "these two" i meant the two first posters in this comment thread, not the two lovely ppl in the video.

[@thecinematicmind]

Incel

[@njmccormackgmail]

Oh dear, how far have dandies fallen if being imitated by drags and academics. I can, however, see Holly as Orlando.

[@marmadukewinterbotham2599]

Chist, can't we have a 'gender issues free' zone FFS. Look at Beardsley's stunning art.

[@OddoFelacio]

not as long as artists have gender

[@danemeow8]

Also, dont you think Beardsley liked playing with gender dynamics and assumptions? I mean one of his pictures is worth all of the words that these two in the video have said, and more. You cant disassociate an artist from the subjects of his work just because it makes you uncomfortable.

[@anaglyphx]

This is so obnoxious. Why is there a child in drag? This has nothing to do with dandy.

[@normabarrell351]

There’s no child. There is a middle aged man and a young woman.

[@perditachavez]

female drags are the best