Thursday 19 December 2013

The Fifth Grand Anarcho-Dandyist Ball at the Bloomsbury Ballroom on December 7.

According to Urban Dictionary.com, Chapism is:
“A cultural phenomenon. Originating in London, England in the early 21st Century. Features are: Return to gentlemanly values, such as courtesy, chivalry and honourable conduct. While contradictory values of loafing and cadish conduct are also themes. Aesthetic style is broadly Edwardian English”

"Chaps and Chapettes" practice the steps to a dance at the Fifth Grand Anarcho-Dandyist Ball at the Bloomsbury Ballroom on December 7, 2013 in London, England. The Ball is a celebration of traditional English attire, etiquette and eccentricity, featuring acts such as Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, Vivian Stanshall's rambling, surreal, whimsical musical tribute to the decaying English aristocracy and learning the Lambeth Walk vintage dance step, accompanied by vintage cocktails and swing music.

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(December 6, 2013 - Source: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images Europe)
























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