It connects me with a wealth of wonderful and interesting people from around the world who I would not otherwise be fortunate enough to know and call my friends. Thanks Dandy, great video as always!
@@blakesby This is so true! It's such a vast community. I've always said that is everyone in this community pooled their resources we could solve any problem because every professions and job sector is represented. Thanks for watching!
I'm sort of a late bloomer. I recently found out about this a few years ago and realized there was a community of people who dress like this every day. I've learnt that I've always liked and gravitated to older movies, music, and clothing. I think travel is important and that includes time travel. When I wear vintage or even just walk through an antique shop, in a way I'm time traveling.
I am so glad that Rachel asked more questions that created this video. In my adulthood I have worn many things. Currently I wear either gym outfits or clothing that gets you from point A to your residence when you are done. I have no clue what #vintagenotvalues style I will adopt but I will be adopting. Thank You for releasing this video.
"An outfits not complete without a hat" could not be a truer statement. I think the same thing and love wearing hats with my outfits. Also, I don't feel complete without my vintage jewelry.
"Though my clothes and my style may be old timey, my values and perspective on social issues are NOT!" Amen! Most concise explanation of #VintageStyleNOTVintageValues Thank you so much!
I’m also a poc who wears exclusively vintage styles 1920s and older! And Im quant and silly, my name’s Buster so if you know silent films that rings a bell. I’ve started this love of clothing and antiques of the era back when I was still in the closet as a transman and loved to research lgbt history before the 50s to feel validated finding people like me and to just enjoy how fitting 1920s styles were that fit me well compared to the bold masculine rectangular look of 50s suits. Im vintage styled at heart and loving in values!
God, I love everything this video stands for. As a gay, black woman, I struggle between loving history, but knowing that I'd be persecuted. Channels like yours are helping me to adopt vintage fashion, minus the values
Came your way from the lovely ladies at American Duchess for your music and again hearing your views with Rachel Maksy. So glad I did. You are the epitome of style. Please show a video of your latest wardrobe sometime. Loved the quick shots of some of your looks. Best wishes.
Oh, a wholehearted yes to everything in this video!! The whole "Don't you wish you lived back then" question really bothers me; I tend to wear a lot of mid to late Victorian stuff (mostly 1850s bc I can still get away with a corded petticoat that way), and like...as a person who's against the persecution of people of colour, and as a bi pagan woman, no, I don't want to live back then! Hell, even on a superficial level, there's a lot of modern stuff I just wouldn't want to give up. But like, the safety of people of colour (especially native nations, African Americans, and Chinese Americans, who all had a rough go of it where I live now, back in the 19th century) matters immensely to me, so I wouldn't want to regress. Also, to a far lesser extent of persecution, my family is from Ireland, and that era wasn't exactly the safest for us, either. And in the Victorian era, you can forget about being an out and proud pagan, or basically any gender and orientation that isn't cishet man if you want any rights. And if I was in the Victorian era, I couldn't read Lord of the Rings!
So happy to have found this. I love vintage and have worn it now and again. I always fought with myself about whether I should or not based on the very ideas you touched. My partner is full on with the vintage but honestly I have felt out of place in the community which sometimes can be rather elitist. You have given me courage to just be in and of it just seeing you. Thanks! Subscribed!
This community is full of a lot of different personalities but you will always be able to find support. It comes down to love of the aesthetic and if you have that love don't let peoples attitudes deter you. There is joy here.
Can I just say that the way you present yourself in photographs is STRIKING. The lighting, the way you show off the clothes, and your posing is to die for. Also - I really enjoyed your perspective on wearing vintage and living your truth. I learned a lot
I am in love with this. For many years I've wanted to 'go Vintage' but have been put off by the ridiculous and admitted self-centered notion that 'people would make fun of me'. Your channel and life have given me the courage to dress how I am, to people more fully and truly. Thank you, Dandy Wellington!! From my heart.
Oh I get that “don’t you wish you lived back then/do you think you were born in the wrong time?” question a lot. I’m a queer, disabled woman. No. The great thing about now is that I can take what I like (and I actually like different things from different eras, so I can wear Edwardian inspired one day and 1940s the next), and leave the rest. I can wear whatever fashion I like now. I would have been stuck wearing only the fashion of the day back then. And then there’s the fact that when people ask this question, I’m very visibly at least two of the three things I mentioned. You’d think people would realise that, no, I wouldn’t have had a great time back then. The world was even less wheelchair friendly than it is today (and it’s still not particularly good in that regard). I like having rights. I like not being sent off to live in a care home. Or sterilised due to eugenics laws. It seems a pretty silly question to me. I can still listen to the music now. I can still wear my favourite fashions now, plus I have (some) rights. Why would I want go go back to a time before smartphones? They’re the only thing that’s light enough for me to hold and entertain myself with. I’d be stuck staring at the walls in previous decades. I mean, I wouldn’t be rich enough to have someone read to me (which I hate anyway) all the time. And I so loathe just doing nothing. I have to have my mind occupied at all times that I’m not asleep- that means smartphones. No, living in previous decades (even just the 90s) would suck for me.
I love vintage with a passion and history. The how's and why's. And I love your style. I wish more men would dress like hat again!😇 There is nothing quite like a hat completing an outfit! And my heart skipped in gratitude, moved, when you mentioned the Native American's, the People of The First Nation. Because noone ever does. People talk about the greatness of America, the land of the free...and that upsets me! And I'm not gonna get all political, so I leave it at that and just say thank you! It is wonderful that we are now able, for the most part anyway to take all the good things from the past, all the beautiful things and incorporate them, transform ourselves into who we are, express ourselves...and look fabulous!!!😂😇😜
I am so glad to have stumbled across your channel, Dandy! I feel that this video came directly from your heart and soul; I am touched! Your comments on "Vintage style NOT vintage values" reflects so much how I have always felt about history. While, I do not dress in a historical fashion on a daily basis (yet!), I dream of it and love the few times a year I do get to experience the embodiment of the wardrobe worn in years past. This video has inspired me to begin adding more and more vintage into my wardrobe, especially now that I have my own sewing machine and interest in making my own clothes. I look forward to watching more of your videos!
I'm so happy to see someone, like me who , love and have a passion and appreciation for vintage clothing, I've have this love for over 35 years,... I've since retired and know , I'm going to follow my dream and pass on my love, I can hear in your voice , the you also have for vintage clothing 🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍
I love the history of fashion but I find it often limited to the European and then US trends when I would love to see the parallels between all parts of the world, like we know silks and other fabrics were brought from Asia, what influences were traded between those two worlds at that time? I wish to know how the Western fashion from Europe and US travelled down to Chile? I know how the Spanish influence came but not so much the other parts of Europe. My parents are from Chile and I was born+raised here in Australia who is a baby country in comparison to the rest of the word. I love the costumes of the past, from many parts of the world, however I tend to feel excluded because of my skin colour and because I’m not so into the actual authenticity, I’m much too modern to prefer the complexities of doing up a million buttons, buckles, laces, ties, etc while I think of there were modern things available back then, a lot of garments would have been made very differently. I especially love the meshing of modern and vintage. Bringing the past into the now. I know it’s not for everyone’s taste but that’s what’s so great about it, we all are inspired by the dress and we each can make it our own. I loved the interview 💖
@@DandyWellington Thanks! I hope so too :) I actually have some friends who are also starting, so if there is much o a scene here, we can make our own kk I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you that what you said about values is really good to know, to see that there is support for all kinds of people in this community, I'm trans, and people in some fashion communities can be very excludent of LGBTs. Thank you for the talk :)
My Grandfather and my Dad used to dress like this, but my Dad changed as fashions changed. I never forgave him for giving up the hats!! That was my favorite thing about his style of dress. It went from truly classy and hip to everyday corporate drab...He did thought keep the hankie in the dress pocket of a suit jacket and always wore cuff-links. He did give up the vest with the suit jacket...He looked so special all of the time. At least I have the memories to keep! His Father was a band leader at a municipal park and had the first orchestra in a municipal park and I have the piano that was used at that time. It's very special to me. It's a very old upright piano that actually still keeps in tune! It was refurbished a couple of times over the years, but it is amazing that it still sounds great. Thank you for posting this video. It was wonderful!
Thank you for your music and your channel. You are so inspiring and uplifting. I have always been so drawn to the jazz age style, music, and art. "Vintage style not vintage fashion" is the perfect phrase for it. I will preach it forever. Thank you again. ♡ paz, amor y, suerte mis amigos ♡
Nice quick history lesson. Wonderful video. 💜👍🏼❗ I agree; Vintage style NOT vintage values. My Father-in-law played for Cab Calloway, Sammy Davis Jr., The Royalaires, The Al Gentile Band plus others. He is almost 85 and will still hit that Upright Bass and piano on occasion. 🎼 He and his brother were child musical prodigies and play various instruments. ☺️
Thanks for watching and wow that's incredible about your Father-in-law! In the Jazz community we need to lean on our elders and soak up that knowledge and tradition. I'm glad he's still playing!
I virtually never comment on RUclips but I loved every nanosecond of this video. What a great analysis and presentation. Particularly enjoyed your choice of photos and imagery. Planning to binge watch all your stuff now 👍🏻
i found you trough rachel and i'm absolutly in love with your channel and what you stand for. i think you are an amazing idividual and i'm so exited to watch all your content. please keep doing what you are doing, it really educates people and it's also really entertaining :)
I've been subscribed to you for a long bit and it was a delightful surprise to see you in Rachel Maksy's video! You're always so awesome! And of course looking dandy as always! 💕💕💕
I loved this video so much especially your closing remarks. Thank you for sharing, empowering our friends and neighbors, and letting us learn through seeing some smart looks :-)
Hi from the 🇬🇧. I love your style, I studied fashion at college and have always been intrigued and enamoured by vintage fashion. Although I'm not in the vintage community and only occasionally wear vintage pieces my favourite eras are the 1940s/50s and 60s. My inspiration being the arrival of the SS Windrush ship to the UK in 1940s and proudly seeing black Caribbeans arriving smartly dressed in their Sunday best to make a better life. Also a lot of the pics taken then showed the men were snappy dressers in their pork pie trilbys and slim pants and the women elegant in their cat eye glasses, crinolines and kitten heels. Its kind of weird because I feel like I romanticise this time a little too much maybe because I love the clothing and styles. But my parents arrived from Jamaica 🇯🇲 and Cuba🇨🇺 in the 60s and were also marginalised and discriminated against for housing and work due to the colour bar. So it's bitter sweet but never the less, I can appreciate the looks without the awful sentiment. But the irony of that is black people are currently and historically responsible for creating numerous trends in fashion and culture going back many many decades. I guess what I'm saying is we mustn't feel intimidated or limited by the above. Its just clothing that anyone can wear. I want to see more poc embracing vintage looks and lifestyle and constantly seek them out on RUclips and other social media. It's nice to know I'm not alone in my love for vintage as a black British woman and there is a huge multicultural community hungry for more.
you might look up the poem "Miniver Cheevy" by Edwin Arlington Robinson. I think those of us who love vintage clothing and even ancient clothing appreciate this bit of poppery.
Hi, Gentleman's Gazette sent me! Jazz helped progress humanity towards mutual respect and co-operation. It created mixing of races and black idols amongst white people; Ella and Louis are first-name household icons. I agree, let's not go back to the 1920s and 1940s. Wear cool garb and be happy.
Thanks for elaborating so eloquently on these questions! You have a great way of phrasing ideas and concepts. One can tell you're a singer, the rhythm and intonation come through when you speak, you're a joy to listen to!
I love your passion!! I love classic style, but not exactly the way you do it. My preference is to wear items that will mostly get away with not being noticed, with a couple of items, maybe a pocket watch, or my flat cap. You motivated me in another video to try my hand at bow ties, and will be getting a few shortly to see if I can pull it off.
Another factor in why someone might not want to go back in time to when [insert preferred style here] was popular could be that they wouldn't have been able to study it then! It would just be clothing, and while it's certainly possible to analyze modern clothing, the lens of history provides context that can't otherwise be achieved.
I got sent here by Abby Cox, and I’m so happy about it! Your style is incredible, and just another reminder of how exciting men’s fashion was as well. It’s so heartening to see black history being told and recognized through fashion. I admire your tenacity, authenticity, and direct honesty. I can’t wait to watch more videos of yours!
I found this channel through Rachel Maksy. So glad creators are shining the light on platforms and more creators that many of us may not have discovered on our own!
Sir, I am a new subscriber, and I love your channel. I have to get out of my own fears about what others think and dress the way I want. I love vintage!👍🏾💯
So glad Rachel introduced you! Absolutely love all the pictures you've included here.....the hats! I adore the hats! Important messages delivered in style and with the greatest dimples ever.
I really appreciate these nuanced conversations around vintage style and I'm so glad that you've been able to fully integrate the way you dress with your personal identity while also honoring the people who came before you. That's really powerful!
I may be very white (pale with a German last name; it's a thing) but I'm also a woman, part of the LGBT community, disabled, and someone who LOVES vintage fashion and history. This video spoke to me. Thank you for making sure so many of us feel seen, appreciated, and accepted.
What a glorious -- and very sharply insightful -- invitation and explanation. Cheers. From someone who is loving every bit of it, albeit from the sidelines. :-)
Well spoken...well done. I also like the Vintage Style not Vintage Values. I always like the style but always thought as a black person...umm I don't wanna go back there! Nice video...I'll look for you in Harlem! :)
Some day I'll get my poop in a group and get into the suits I want. (Its hard as a transman, my sizes are weird. I don't want to invest in suits now, when I know my body is changing, tailoring and retailoring items would be costly and time consuming)
About hats: since they were so much a staple accessory throughout history, do you think hat-wearing will ever come back into the mainstream? In other words, is this hatless moment merely a blip or a seismic shift?
Hats are still a part of our lives it's just different hats are in vogue now that dress hat from the teens to 60s. Hats are still a great form of self expression for all kinds of people.
Sir, I really like the fedora's you are styling. Living in the midwest in a small town I do not have access to the various had stores that you probably have in New York. I very much like the Fedoras with the wide brims and tall crowns. Are you purchasing these in "vintage Stores"? You have so many of them- and I know you have been collecting them for quite a few years. Do you have any suggestions for someone like me as to how to get started. I thank you in advance and appreciate your assistance with this matter.
I have long said that ASPECTS of vintage life appeal to me, not the entire ball of wax. Some things are better now, but not everything. Some things are worse now, but not everything. I like vintage cologne scent profiles more than modern ones. I like attention to dress more mid-century and earlier than present-day. Certain aspects of life were simpler then.
"Don't you wish you lived back then" Why would ANYONE, even if you are as white as the snow, straight as a line, as religious as a minister, and as male as a post office, want to go back to the 40s. Like, beyond the obvious cultural issues, you'd loose out on every modern amenity and advancement, in favor of music and ascetics that you can still find more easily. If you want the looks, music, and clothing of the 50s, the 40s, the 20s, hell even the 1800ds, you can still have it, likely for cheaper, today AND you get computers, tvs, and other modern advantages. Thats the thing with the past, we have the ability to take the cool things, like fancy suits, art deco, and other good things from the past while (at least trying to) leave things like racism, homophobia, and classism in the past
You see I'm scared I'm a big guy I don't know where to start let alone where to shop. The one place I went to couldn't get me anything but a few ties because it seems old timely was not my size .
AHAH bernadette looks like she'd much rather be hiding in a back corner of an edwardian library with a seven foot high wall of books shielding her from view than out and about, peopleing in a speakeasy in Harlem.
Agree 💚 I think the intention was good, but differently abled is a euphamism people use bc they think being disabled is a bad thing. It's fine to just say disabled.
What is a truth about vintage for you?
It connects me with a wealth of wonderful and interesting people from around the world who I would not otherwise be fortunate enough to know and call my friends.
Thanks Dandy, great video as always!
@@blakesby This is so true! It's such a vast community. I've always said that is everyone in this community pooled their resources we could solve any problem because every professions and job sector is represented.
Thanks for watching!
I'm sort of a late bloomer. I recently found out about this a few years ago and realized there was a community of people who dress like this every day. I've learnt that I've always liked and gravitated to older movies, music, and clothing. I think travel is important and that includes time travel. When I wear vintage or even just walk through an antique shop, in a way I'm time traveling.
@@emoryrubyg9631 Nice one! It's a great sentiment for sure. As we engage with old things we gain perspective because we are in the present.
the truth about vintage is that it will last forever. timeless. classic
I love how you said “we want to experience history in a tactile way”. You so eloquently said what I try to explain to people about my style.
I’m glad it resonated. It’s how we people!
@@DandyWellington truth! I love being immersed in how people lived, and what better way than to live it?
I am so glad that Rachel asked more questions that created this video. In my adulthood I have worn many things. Currently I wear either gym outfits or clothing that gets you from point A to your residence when you are done. I have no clue what #vintagenotvalues style I will adopt but I will be adopting. Thank You for releasing this video.
Thanks for watching it! The evolution in vintage style is real but also very fun.
"An outfits not complete without a hat" could not be a truer statement. I think the same thing and love wearing hats with my outfits. Also, I don't feel complete without my vintage jewelry.
"Though my clothes and my style may be old timey, my values and perspective on social issues are NOT!" Amen! Most concise explanation of #VintageStyleNOTVintageValues Thank you so much!
I’m also a poc who wears exclusively vintage styles 1920s and older! And Im quant and silly, my name’s Buster so if you know silent films that rings a bell. I’ve started this love of clothing and antiques of the era back when I was still in the closet as a transman and loved to research lgbt history before the 50s to feel validated finding people like me and to just enjoy how fitting 1920s styles were that fit me well compared to the bold masculine rectangular look of 50s suits. Im vintage styled at heart and loving in values!
God, I love everything this video stands for. As a gay, black woman, I struggle between loving history, but knowing that I'd be persecuted. Channels like yours are helping me to adopt vintage fashion, minus the values
Came your way from the lovely ladies at American Duchess for your music and again hearing your views with Rachel Maksy. So glad I did. You are the epitome of style. Please show a video of your latest wardrobe sometime. Loved the quick shots of some of your looks. Best wishes.
I love Lauren and Abby! They are the very best. I'm planning to do some wardrobe stuff soon. Thanks for your comment!
Oh, a wholehearted yes to everything in this video!! The whole "Don't you wish you lived back then" question really bothers me; I tend to wear a lot of mid to late Victorian stuff (mostly 1850s bc I can still get away with a corded petticoat that way), and like...as a person who's against the persecution of people of colour, and as a bi pagan woman, no, I don't want to live back then! Hell, even on a superficial level, there's a lot of modern stuff I just wouldn't want to give up. But like, the safety of people of colour (especially native nations, African Americans, and Chinese Americans, who all had a rough go of it where I live now, back in the 19th century) matters immensely to me, so I wouldn't want to regress. Also, to a far lesser extent of persecution, my family is from Ireland, and that era wasn't exactly the safest for us, either. And in the Victorian era, you can forget about being an out and proud pagan, or basically any gender and orientation that isn't cishet man if you want any rights. And if I was in the Victorian era, I couldn't read Lord of the Rings!
I loved your “magical nerdery” in Rachel’s video and it’s lovely to see you expand on all the topics here.
There is nothing more magical than Nerdery 🤓
“we want to experience history in a tactile way” is such a beautiful way of expressing the idea
So happy to have found this. I love vintage and have worn it now and again. I always fought with myself about whether I should or not based on the very ideas you touched. My partner is full on with the vintage but honestly I have felt out of place in the community which sometimes can be rather elitist. You have given me courage to just be in and of it just seeing you. Thanks! Subscribed!
This community is full of a lot of different personalities but you will always be able to find support. It comes down to love of the aesthetic and if you have that love don't let peoples attitudes deter you. There is joy here.
❤ bakatcha!
Can I just say that the way you present yourself in photographs is STRIKING. The lighting, the way you show off the clothes, and your posing is to die for.
Also - I really enjoyed your perspective on wearing vintage and living your truth. I learned a lot
Bernadette Banner sent me here, and I have zero regrets! Love hearing your POV on style and what it says about us. ☺
Me too!
Just discovered this channel. I've hit the jackpot. There goes my entire day
I am in love with this. For many years I've wanted to 'go Vintage' but have been put off by the ridiculous and admitted self-centered notion that 'people would make fun of me'. Your channel and life have given me the courage to dress how I am, to people more fully and truly. Thank you, Dandy Wellington!! From my heart.
Oh I get that “don’t you wish you lived back then/do you think you were born in the wrong time?” question a lot.
I’m a queer, disabled woman. No. The great thing about now is that I can take what I like (and I actually like different things from different eras, so I can wear Edwardian inspired one day and 1940s the next), and leave the rest. I can wear whatever fashion I like now. I would have been stuck wearing only the fashion of the day back then. And then there’s the fact that when people ask this question, I’m very visibly at least two of the three things I mentioned. You’d think people would realise that, no, I wouldn’t have had a great time back then. The world was even less wheelchair friendly than it is today (and it’s still not particularly good in that regard). I like having rights. I like not being sent off to live in a care home. Or sterilised due to eugenics laws.
It seems a pretty silly question to me. I can still listen to the music now. I can still wear my favourite fashions now, plus I have (some) rights. Why would I want go go back to a time before smartphones? They’re the only thing that’s light enough for me to hold and entertain myself with. I’d be stuck staring at the walls in previous decades. I mean, I wouldn’t be rich enough to have someone read to me (which I hate anyway) all the time. And I so loathe just doing nothing. I have to have my mind occupied at all times that I’m not asleep- that means smartphones. No, living in previous decades (even just the 90s) would suck for me.
Cathy Hay sent me here, and I'm so glad she did ^___^
I love vintage with a passion and history. The how's and why's. And I love your style. I wish more men would dress like hat again!😇 There is nothing quite like a hat completing an outfit! And my heart skipped in gratitude, moved, when you mentioned the Native American's, the People of The First Nation. Because noone ever does. People talk about the greatness of America, the land of the free...and that upsets me! And I'm not gonna get all political, so I leave it at that and just say thank you! It is wonderful that we are now able, for the most part anyway to take all the good things from the past, all the beautiful things and incorporate them, transform ourselves into who we are, express ourselves...and look fabulous!!!😂😇😜
Well said!! Love to the Lenape people. I live on their land.
I am so glad to have stumbled across your channel, Dandy! I feel that this video came directly from your heart and soul; I am touched! Your comments on "Vintage style NOT vintage values" reflects so much how I have always felt about history. While, I do not dress in a historical fashion on a daily basis (yet!), I dream of it and love the few times a year I do get to experience the embodiment of the wardrobe worn in years past. This video has inspired me to begin adding more and more vintage into my wardrobe, especially now that I have my own sewing machine and interest in making my own clothes. I look forward to watching more of your videos!
I'm so happy to see someone, like me who , love and have a passion and appreciation for vintage clothing, I've have this love for over 35 years,... I've since retired and know , I'm going to follow my dream and pass on my love, I can hear in your voice , the you also have for vintage clothing 🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍
Oops I'm now going to follow my dream 🤗
I love the history of fashion but I find it often limited to the European and then US trends when I would love to see the parallels between all parts of the world, like we know silks and other fabrics were brought from Asia, what influences were traded between those two worlds at that time? I wish to know how the Western fashion from Europe and US travelled down to Chile? I know how the Spanish influence came but not so much the other parts of Europe. My parents are from Chile and I was born+raised here in Australia who is a baby country in comparison to the rest of the word.
I love the costumes of the past, from many parts of the world, however I tend to feel excluded because of my skin colour and because I’m not so into the actual authenticity, I’m much too modern to prefer the complexities of doing up a million buttons, buckles, laces, ties, etc while I think of there were modern things available back then, a lot of garments would have been made very differently. I especially love the meshing of modern and vintage. Bringing the past into the now. I know it’s not for everyone’s taste but that’s what’s so great about it, we all are inspired by the dress and we each can make it our own.
I loved the interview 💖
I'm Brazilian and I'm trying to start to finally get into vintage fashion, and it's good to see that it's a welcoming community
Welcome!! I know there is a bit of a scene in parts of Brazil. I hope you find it all welcoming.
@@DandyWellington Thanks! I hope so too :) I actually have some friends who are also starting, so if there is much o a scene here, we can make our own kk I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you that what you said about values is really good to know, to see that there is support for all kinds of people in this community, I'm trans, and people in some fashion communities can be very excludent of LGBTs. Thank you for the talk :)
A community that is vintage....awesome. I’m in the Charlotte area, and it is rare to find someone who loves the vintage style around here.
It is so important to have differing backgrounds in any community! Thank you for speaking about this.
That’s incredibly true. Thanks you for listening.
My Grandfather and my Dad used to dress like this, but my Dad changed as fashions changed. I never forgave him for giving up the hats!! That was my favorite thing about his style of dress. It went from truly classy and hip to everyday corporate drab...He did thought keep the hankie in the dress pocket of a suit jacket and always wore cuff-links. He did give up the vest with the suit jacket...He looked so special all of the time. At least I have the memories to keep! His Father was a band leader at a municipal park and had the first orchestra in a municipal park and I have the piano that was used at that time. It's very special to me. It's a very old upright piano that actually still keeps in tune! It was refurbished a couple of times over the years, but it is amazing that it still sounds great. Thank you for posting this video. It was wonderful!
I am honored every time i listen to you. thank you.
Thank you for making this! Your call for more diversity in the vintage community is so open hearted and welcoming...so needed. xo
Thank you for your music and your channel. You are so inspiring and uplifting. I have always been so drawn to the jazz age style, music, and art. "Vintage style not vintage fashion" is the perfect phrase for it. I will preach it forever. Thank you again.
♡ paz, amor y, suerte mis amigos ♡
I have formed a great love for Edwardian Fashion, actually I may have always loved it 😊. And I love sewing and design.
Nice quick history lesson. Wonderful video. 💜👍🏼❗ I agree; Vintage style NOT vintage values. My Father-in-law played for Cab Calloway, Sammy Davis Jr., The Royalaires, The Al Gentile Band plus others. He is almost 85 and will still hit that Upright Bass and piano on occasion. 🎼 He and his brother were child musical prodigies and play various instruments. ☺️
If you havent seen Rachel Maksy's original video, theres more about the vintage style not vintage values, you'll see Dandy there too! :)
Thanks for watching and wow that's incredible about your Father-in-law! In the Jazz community we need to lean on our elders and soak up that knowledge and tradition. I'm glad he's still playing!
I virtually never comment on RUclips but I loved every nanosecond of this video. What a great analysis and presentation. Particularly enjoyed your choice of photos and imagery. Planning to binge watch all your stuff now 👍🏻
Thank you so much for fully captioning this wonderful video!
So inspired by your style as well as your insights!
You are outstanding! I love the way you explained everything. I’ve been following your journey for years and you are such a joy to watch. ❤️
i found you trough rachel and i'm absolutly in love with your channel and what you stand for. i think you are an amazing idividual and i'm so exited to watch all your content. please keep doing what you are doing, it really educates people and it's also really entertaining :)
Tempting fate/trolls, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a video with over 500 likes and not a single dislike. That’s how good this video is.
I love your style. So elegant and classic. You are so handsome and wear it beautifully.
I've been subscribed to you for a long bit and it was a delightful surprise to see you in Rachel Maksy's video! You're always so awesome! And of course looking dandy as always! 💕💕💕
That's very kind of you. I'm glad to be connecting with more people on here.
@@DandyWellington keep doing you Dandy!~ 🙌💖🤗
I loved this video so much especially your closing remarks. Thank you for sharing, empowering our friends and neighbors, and letting us learn through seeing some smart looks :-)
Hi from the 🇬🇧. I love your style, I studied fashion at college and have always been intrigued and enamoured by vintage fashion. Although I'm not in the vintage community and only occasionally wear vintage pieces my favourite eras are the 1940s/50s and 60s.
My inspiration being the arrival of the SS Windrush ship to the UK in 1940s and proudly seeing black Caribbeans arriving smartly dressed in their Sunday best to make a better life. Also a lot of the pics taken then showed the men were snappy dressers in their pork pie trilbys and slim pants and the women elegant in their cat eye glasses, crinolines and kitten heels.
Its kind of weird because I feel like I romanticise this time a little too much maybe because I love the clothing and styles. But my parents arrived from Jamaica 🇯🇲 and Cuba🇨🇺 in the 60s and were also marginalised and discriminated against for housing and work due to the colour bar. So it's bitter sweet but never the less, I can appreciate the looks without the awful sentiment. But the irony of that is black people are currently and historically responsible for creating numerous trends in fashion and culture going back many many decades. I guess what I'm saying is we mustn't feel intimidated or limited by the above. Its just clothing that anyone can wear.
I want to see more poc embracing vintage looks and lifestyle and constantly seek them out on RUclips and other social media. It's nice to know I'm not alone in my love for vintage as a black British woman and there is a huge multicultural community hungry for more.
you might look up the poem "Miniver Cheevy" by Edwin Arlington Robinson. I think those of us who love vintage clothing and even ancient clothing appreciate this bit of poppery.
Thank you so much ❤️ I absolutely love you style❤️ but on an even deeper level I love your impactful words ❤️ thank you
Great outfits! I found my way here from Bernadette Banner too.
Hi, Gentleman's Gazette sent me!
Jazz helped progress humanity towards mutual respect and co-operation. It created mixing of races and black idols amongst white people; Ella and Louis are first-name household icons. I agree, let's not go back to the 1920s and 1940s.
Wear cool garb and be happy.
Amen, Dandy!
Well put brother, I've always wanted to dapper up old school and you've certainly helped encourage me to go for it
Someday I'll have the courage (and the hat collection) to wear a hat everywhere. I usually wear a fancy hat all winter.
I love your vintage style... You look so elegant and different of the rest of men😀😀😀👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks for elaborating so eloquently on these questions! You have a great way of phrasing ideas and concepts. One can tell you're a singer, the rhythm and intonation come through when you speak, you're a joy to listen to!
I love your passion!! I love classic style, but not exactly the way you do it. My preference is to wear items that will mostly get away with not being noticed, with a couple of items, maybe a pocket watch, or my flat cap. You motivated me in another video to try my hand at bow ties, and will be getting a few shortly to see if I can pull it off.
Another factor in why someone might not want to go back in time to when [insert preferred style here] was popular could be that they wouldn't have been able to study it then! It would just be clothing, and while it's certainly possible to analyze modern clothing, the lens of history provides context that can't otherwise be achieved.
I got sent here by Abby Cox, and I’m so happy about it! Your style is incredible, and just another reminder of how exciting men’s fashion was as well. It’s so heartening to see black history being told and recognized through fashion. I admire your tenacity, authenticity, and direct honesty. I can’t wait to watch more videos of yours!
Thanks for the kind words!
You are such a shining star. Thank you for your eloquence, your enthusiasm, and for sharing with us.
So glad I've discovered your channel. Love your outlook and your style!
Thank you for dropping by! ✌🏾
Thank you for this.
I found this channel through Rachel Maksy. So glad creators are shining the light on platforms and more creators that many of us may not have discovered on our own!
Dandy Wellington is pure class! ☺️ 💕
Thank you!
Sir, I am a new subscriber, and I love your channel. I have to get out of my own fears about what others think and dress the way I want. I love vintage!👍🏾💯
I watched your Instagram video on the neckerchief and your voice is so familiar. You are fantastic!!!
Love this!
I love the vintage and classic style more than the modern ones.
Love love LOVE this video!
So glad Rachel introduced you! Absolutely love all the pictures you've included here.....the hats! I adore the hats! Important messages delivered in style and with the greatest dimples ever.
I really appreciate these nuanced conversations around vintage style and I'm so glad that you've been able to fully integrate the way you dress with your personal identity while also honoring the people who came before you. That's really powerful!
God I wish the boys at school put this much creativity into their formalwear... it would've made for a way more interesting night of fashion
How do you don't have more subscribers. Your Channel is sooooooooo wonderfull.
Thanks so much! Tell your friends 😃
This was a lovely video, thank you!!!
Love the “Magical Nerdery”.
Where did the white suit with the pleated back come from?!
You look so good! I love that blazer! And you are really hansome
Thank you for your great content!
Grab the good stuff, leave behind the bad stuff. Appreciate and cherish quality. And find your own style.
I’ve been puzzling over what my personal historical dress style is, especially as a PoC, so this video is wonderfully relevant! Also love the hat👌
Your style is iconic, and I especially love the boater hat, I would love to have one.
Kind of you to say. I just love old things :)
I may be very white (pale with a German last name; it's a thing) but I'm also a woman, part of the LGBT community, disabled, and someone who LOVES vintage fashion and history. This video spoke to me.
Thank you for making sure so many of us feel seen, appreciated, and accepted.
Great video and I love your duck pin :)
Cheers! If you want to take him home he's available at www.dandywellington.com
Found you through an Abby Cox video. Nice job, man.
I hope not to offend, but you are so handsome! You look so great in vintage!
Thank you, thank you for speaking these truths! 💜💜
Kia Ora from Aotearoa New Zealand love your style. Kia Kaha
You look so cool!
What a glorious -- and very sharply insightful -- invitation and explanation. Cheers. From someone who is loving every bit of it, albeit from the sidelines. :-)
Well spoken...well done. I also like the Vintage Style not Vintage Values. I always like the style but always thought as a black person...umm I don't wanna go back there! Nice video...I'll look for you in Harlem! :)
Some day I'll get my poop in a group and get into the suits I want. (Its hard as a transman, my sizes are weird. I don't want to invest in suits now, when I know my body is changing, tailoring and retailoring items would be costly and time consuming)
So... shoulder width changing much? Just curious ♥️
Let's get #MagicalNerdery going
I love the Culture..
How did you begin to shop for vintage clothes and how did you build your collection?
About hats: since they were so much a staple accessory throughout history, do you think hat-wearing will ever come back into the mainstream? In other words, is this hatless moment merely a blip or a seismic shift?
Hats are still a part of our lives it's just different hats are in vogue now that dress hat from the teens to 60s. Hats are still a great form of self expression for all kinds of people.
Sir, I really like the fedora's you are styling. Living in the midwest in a small town I do not have access to the various had stores that you probably have in New York. I very much like the Fedoras with the wide brims and tall crowns. Are you purchasing these in "vintage Stores"? You have so many of them- and I know you have been collecting them for quite a few years. Do you have any suggestions for someone like me as to how to get started. I thank you in advance and appreciate your assistance with this matter.
Can't go out without a fedora or flatcap myself. Feel sorta naked otherwise
I have long said that ASPECTS of vintage life appeal to me, not the entire ball of wax. Some things are better now, but not everything. Some things are worse now, but not everything. I like vintage cologne scent profiles more than modern ones. I like attention to dress more mid-century and earlier than present-day. Certain aspects of life were simpler then.
I'm more into historybounding, myself. The long skirts will pass muster at work, and I don't have the budget for 2 wardrobes.
"Don't you wish you lived back then"
Why would ANYONE, even if you are as white as the snow, straight as a line, as religious as a minister, and as male as a post office, want to go back to the 40s. Like, beyond the obvious cultural issues, you'd loose out on every modern amenity and advancement, in favor of music and ascetics that you can still find more easily. If you want the looks, music, and clothing of the 50s, the 40s, the 20s, hell even the 1800ds, you can still have it, likely for cheaper, today AND you get computers, tvs, and other modern advantages.
Thats the thing with the past, we have the ability to take the cool things, like fancy suits, art deco, and other good things from the past while (at least trying to) leave things like racism, homophobia, and classism in the past
You see I'm scared I'm a big guy I don't know where to start let alone where to shop. The one place I went to couldn't get me anything but a few ties because it seems old timely was not my size .
AHAH bernadette looks like she'd much rather be hiding in a back corner of an edwardian library with a seven foot high wall of books shielding her from view than out and about, peopleing in a speakeasy in Harlem.
Nothing wrong with that, if that is her choice.
L❤ve your style👍🏿👏🏿. I would love to dress up like this and meet up with like minded people. Are these people in Bristol?
UK 🇬🇧
Got here from a recommendation of Bernadette Banner
I love you my dude
4:55 please don't say that it's like a hate crime /j
We're disabled. Disabled is not a bad word
Agree 💚
I think the intention was good, but differently abled is a euphamism people use bc they think being disabled is a bad thing. It's fine to just say disabled.
thank you now i know how to pronounce romare bearden
How could I not, he’s a master!