The Dapper Villains Podcast

In this very first episode of the Dapper Villains weekend edition we take a break and discuss something off the beaten path, today we dive in on Jai's Spotify playlist (Linked Below) that you can play and enjoy.

Jai describes this playlist as being incredibly bipolar, and it surely is. spaning from 90s gangster rap to Bossanova jazz to classics of Naples, Italy this playlist has something for everyone.

A lot of this comes from Jai's exploration of vinyl records and always just picking up something new.

Jai and I are going to try and make this a regular thing, where we discuss something different or take a deeper dive into a sartorial subject on the weekend, just to break up the interviews on the show. Let us know what you think.

you can check out Jai's Dapper Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52fP8ZWYBxcDjAFfz4NSsU?si=G5SpQ8jiQwGA41Rd0CpMdA

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This episode has some of the best stories we have ever heard on the show, from Lenny Kravitz pulling up to Mike's house in a tour buss to buy jewelry, to selling menswear accessories to bikers on Savile Row in London, Mike has done it all. 

His company Red Rabit Trading Co is making some of the hottest sartorial menswear items based on classic Americana, and sporting a lot turquoise, which nods back to his New Mexico roots. 

If you have a desire for unique style inspired by classic Americana and crafted by hand, then Red Rabbit Trading Co is something you should take a deeper look at. 

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If there is a single word that describes Natty Adams it would be elegance, for him, that would put him square in the world of a capital D Dandy.

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We Are Dandy: The Elegant Gentleman around the World - https://amzn.to/3cuoj30

I Am Dandy: The Return of The Elegant Gentleman - https://amzn.to/3fLoyJl

Natty embraces menswear style on a level that makes the Dapper Villains jealous. He has dedicated his life to the pursuits of elegance, to the pursuit of dandyism. Natty Adams even created his own degree in Dandyism, probably making him the world's leading expert on being a dandy.

During the course of this interview, Natty Adams takes our hosts dana blouin, and Jai Sachdev down the rabbit hole of dandyism and what it means to be a Dandy. We also uncover some great style quarks of Natty, like his past life as a punk rocker, his occasion to wear all black denim on denim, and the time he ventured into an NYC strip club with an infamous lawyer.

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https://www.nattyadams.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nattyadams/

Wearing a mask daily is the new normal, dana and Jai discuss how that new normal fits into menswear and the daily sartorial life.

With this global pandemic that has been sweeping the globe, everyone is wondering what it is they can do to help protect themselves and protector others, how do we stay safe.

dana and Jai discuss some of the features in fabric masks that you want to look for and some you want to avoid. Given that wearing a mask is becoming part of the new normal we are going to be seeing more and more fashion-forward and stylish masks hitting the market.

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In this episode dana and Jai talk with menswear stylist and custom clothier from Atlanta Georgia, Jay Gats. 

Jay has had a solid start to his career in Menswear working for Ralph Lauren and Suit Supply. He has developed a following by critiquing menswear from cinema and not being afraid to speak his mind when it comes to style, even when it flys in the face of the sartorial elite. 

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Welcome to the first episode of Dapper Villains... This Podcast has been a long time coming, it's something we have been talking about and working gon for a while.

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Dapper Villains as a concept actually dates back to 2015 when dana first came up with the idea, but it never got off the ground. The vision has changed from what it originally was back in 2015 and it's this combination of dana and Jai that make it possible.

In this first episode, we read our manifesto and go over what the core values of the show will be. to that end we thought it would be a good idea to share that with you here.

The Dapper VIllains Manifesto:

Language is a peculiar thing, you can speak a thousand words all while not making a single point, or say just a single word and convey more meaning than one can fathom. Words can have multiple meanings depending on the way or the context in which you use them. Because we are using two very unique words in an eclectic way to describe our channel, our podcast, our style and ultimately ourselves I thought it would be a good idea to dive in and build the context around our word choice.

For us Dapper is our individual style, the way we carry ourselves and the way our style makes us feel. Yes, our styles are vastly different, but both are still dapper, Because for us Dapper is an elevation of style that transcends fashion, which embodies the passion we have for living life and expressing ourselves.

Some might consider a Villain to be evil, but that doesn’t have to be the case. If we look at its most basic definition a Villain is simply a character who opposes the hero. It’s a simple definition, often misunderstood. A Villain doesn’t have to be evil in some specific way, they just have to stand in opposition to the perceived hero in a story.

Perceived is the word to focus on here, why would you perceive something as a hero? In a world driven by fast fashion, a 24/7 news cycle, and advertising overload through the media telling you what to wear and how to be a man, no one would blame you if you perceived that as the standard, as the hero of men's style.

It’s going to take a Villain to step out of the shadows and oppose that view, that perceived hero. To show you another way, a more dapper way, throw fast fashion aside, step away from consumerism and drown out the media in order to embrace classic men's style, understand the rules, and then break them as a true Dapper Villain would. We’re not here to tell you what to wear, we want to help you figure out what it is YOU want to wear. We want to expose you to style that you might like, or you might not both are fine, we want you to have a well-formed opinion tho.

However, we would be remiss to think the two of us can do this alone. To that end we will bring you conversations with the unsung of menswear, those whose creativity and craftsmanship make the Dapper Villains ethos possible, so we can all learn from each other and expand our sartorial perspective. Our goal is to be provocative, but thoughtful and we hope we can also be insightful.

So, If you desire a journey into the dapper side of life, then we invite you to let Dapper Villains be your guide.

Stay Dapper, Stay Villainous.

We hope you will join us on this menswear journey from workwear to the highest sartorial style we want to visit it all.