Being dapper has nothing necessarily to do with your character or actions but more to do with the way you present yourself. So does being dapper make you a gentleman? No, being a gentleman is something else. He has a certain style that looks neat and trimmed so therefore would probably not be associated with someone who wears jogging bottoms and a tracksuit even if it is a well known brand. The term would suggest that a man takes care of his appearance and is conscious of his decisions about what he wears. A dapper man will be well groomed, smart and fashion conscience but most notably it can be seen that he has an appreciation for clothes.īeing called dapper is a compliment and a big one at that.
The word is only used to describe men’s fashion and there is no female comparative. The word is often used in conjunction with ‘gentleman’ or ‘fashionista’ because men that follow fashion closely may want to look dapper. Trend of the usage of the word dapper according to google books. But what does that have to do with fashion? The word actually is a Germanic word that comes from the Middle Dutch word which means “strong”, “quick” or “nimble”. During the 1980’s the use of the word started to rise again and is now used considerably more than say 20 years ago. According to Google books the amount the word has been used peaked in the 1940’s and then started to drop off during the Second World War. So what does the word “dapper” mean? Many people would not necessarily immediately associate it with footwear but at Cross Sword we have designed our range with this word in mind.
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