Dandies and Fops of the British Isles

With huge inspirational thanks to a drunken discussion with Pete Ashton, Fiona Cullinan, Michael Grimes, Mark CyBrum and Alex Hughes (I think, I was drunk…) I present an identification chart to all of the well dressed and non-so well intentioned members of society.

Dig the lovely pencil work:

Dandies and Fops of the British Isles - Identification Chart

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  • leolodreamland
    i reckon the term card implies some degree of authenticity, like ronnie corbett for example.
    makes me think of this (from 0:50)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=bP-3_jyCS9Q
  • leolodreamland
    you totally forgot ragamuffin, vagabond, wag and card...
  • do they have identifying dress styles? maybe the "card" does in a
    Colin Hunt stylee
  • Helen
    Have you been reading "The Chap" again?
  • I've always liked the idea of The Chap but found it very dull when
    actually trying to read it.
  • ingridk
    Russell Brand - Fop or roue?
  • We can haz higher res please! Or a key. Can't make out who the Common Rogue is for starters...
  • try http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1553442/DandiesAndFops.jpg (tbh you
    probably won't know him anyway, he's a footballer type)
  • FionaC
    This is great! Perhaps a caption for who's who?
  • Who? It's generic hand-crafted pencil drawings to highlight species marks and features…
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