Young fogey
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"Young fogey" is a term humorously applied, in British context, to some younger-generation, rather buttoned-down[clarification needed] men, many of whom were writers and journalists. The term is attributed to Alan Watkins writing in 1984 in The Spectator.[citation needed] However, the term "young-fogey conservative" was used by Larry Niven in Lucifer's Hammer and by Philip Roth in The Professor of Desire, both in 1977.[1]
"Young fogey" is still used to describe conservative young men (aged approximately between 15 and 40) who dress in a vintage style (usually that of the 1920s–1930s, also known as the "Brideshead" look, after the influence of the Evelyn Waugh novel Brideshead Revisited). Young fogeys tend towards erudite, conservative cultural pursuits, especially art and traditional architecture, rather than sports. The young fogey style of dress also has some surface similarity with the American preppy style, but is endogenous to the United Kingdom and Anglophone areas of the Commonwealth such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand.[citation needed]
History
The movement reached its peak in the late 1980s and early 1990s with champions such as
Today committed young fogeys may be found amongst students at
People
Irish broadcaster Ryan Tubridy, who hosted Tubridy Tonight between 2004 and 2009 and then The Late Late Show between 2009 and 2023, described himself as a "young fogey" in the early stages of his career.[3][4]
British
British writer, editor, and broadcaster Anthony Lejeune was described by The Times as: "always out of period, a misfit in the modern world for whom the term 'young fogey' might have been invented".[5]
Publications
- Suzanne Lowry, The Young Fogey Handbook: a guide to backward mobility. Javelin Books, 1985. ISBN 978-0-7137-1633-7, 96 pages
- The Chap magazine
- John Martin Robinson and Alexandra Artley The New Georgian Handbook. Harpers, London, 1985
See also
References
- ^ ‘You've actually done it, David - you are a full-fledged young fogy, p. 58, UK Corgi paperback edition of The Professor of Desire.
- ^ John Martin Robinson & Alexandra Artley, The New Georgian Handbook. Harpers, London, 1985
- ^ "Living the life of Ryan". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ McBride, Caitlin (30 December 2009). "I won't stay on Late Late Show forever, reveals Ryan - Making plans: Tubridy doesn't see 'dream job' as his final TV gig". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media.
- ^ Anthony Lejeune. The Times, 26 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018. (subscription required)