The Chap Manifesto

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Something is amiss in society. At every level, the populace worships an unholy triníty of aspiration, vulgarity and self-regard, while quaiities such as courtesy and savoir-faire are pushed aside in the name of progress. Youth has abandoned dandyism in favour of logo-spattered sportswear and mobile gadgetry, whiie men of business seil their soufs to large corporations in exchange for a so-called designer iifestyle. It is time for decent főik to stand up and be counted, Naturally unsuited to all forms of physical exertion, we must prepare for a revolution based on excessive ianguor and dressing very nicely indeed. The hour is nigh for the Tweed Revolution. Here, in The Chap Manifesto, men and women can receive instruction on every aspect of overthrowing an indifferent and inelegant society. Learn how to adjust your gloves with the correct degree of insouciance, how to behave at the revolutionary dinner table, and what items to pack in your anarcho-dandyist toolkit Study the... Tovább

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Something is amiss in society. At every level, the populace worships an unholy triníty of aspiration, vulgarity and self-regard, while quaiities such as courtesy and savoir-faire are pushed aside in the name of progress. Youth has abandoned dandyism in favour of logo-spattered sportswear and mobile gadgetry, whiie men of business seil their soufs to large corporations in exchange for a so-called designer iifestyle. It is time for decent főik to stand up and be counted, Naturally unsuited to all forms of physical exertion, we must prepare for a revolution based on excessive ianguor and dressing very nicely indeed. The hour is nigh for the Tweed Revolution. Here, in The Chap Manifesto, men and women can receive instruction on every aspect of overthrowing an indifferent and inelegant society. Learn how to adjust your gloves with the correct degree of insouciance, how to behave at the revolutionary dinner table, and what items to pack in your anarcho-dandyist toolkit Study the precedents set by distinguished Ghaps of history such as Montesquiou and Dávid Niven. Once you have mastered the sartorial and behavioural basics, you can move on to more advanced tactics üke Trouser Semaphore and Randorn Acts of Common Courtesy. Gentlemen Of The World Unité - And Prepare For The Charmed Uprising!
Ever since their schoolmaster pronounced them (a pair of unemployable fops', Gustav Temple and Víc Darkwood have been plottíng the Anarcho-Dandyist Revolution from their rooms in Pimlíco, London. While most of their time is devoted to founding a society based on courtesy, etiquette and panache, they alsó have other interests, These ínclude translating the Bhagavad-Gita into instructions for their tailor, and designing iabour-saving devices such as the G&Ts-made and the hands-free snuffbox. Vissza