Category Archives: Mannerisms

Thoughts on a possible origin of “looking down one’s nose”, “sticking their nose up”, and “holding your head up high” – a saga of the cravat, the French Revolution era, dandies, and snobbery

Posted on June 8, 2022 by mikespassingthoughts

I’ve always wondered about some things that people do: Of “looking down one’s nose” at people Of “sticking their nose up” Of “holding your head up high” These can be both an expression and a mannerism: Expression. This is a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the evolution of the “macaroni” to the “dandy” and what it reveals about the Bourgeois/Victorian culture – the creation of “popular dandyism”

Posted on October 30, 2019 by mikespassingthoughts

It seems, to me, that the evolution of the “macaroni”, “jessamy”, “beau”, and “dandy” reveal a lot about the bourgeois and Victorian culture that developed in England.  At the very least they seem to reflect the mood right before the … Continue reading →

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