Photos: Dapper Day at Disney faces off against the pyschobilly crowd at Knott’s

No, you're not seeing spots, just looking through Dalia Sosa's Dalmatian shear scarf. The Dinuba mom made Dalmatian outfits for her family for Dapper Day at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
Stephen Remich, 20, of Azuza is rather dapper when he sweeps Hosanna Gourley, 20, of Azuza off her feet as Amanda Hoffman, 35, of Palm Springs, left, and Priscilla Ceballos, 35, of Palm Springs swoon at Disneyland. Many were dressed their Dapper Day best.
Disney artist/supervisor Kim Au paints a caricature of South Gate couple Nancy Fagoaga, 24, and Christian Avila, 25, at Disney California Adventure. Some dressed dapper for Dapper Day and decided to memorialize the day with art.
``It's awesome. She's talented and I love the creative, comical view of us,'' Christian Avila, 25, says of Disney artist/supervisor Kim Au's work of himself and girlfriend Nancy Fagoaga, 24 at Disney California Adventure. She loved how flattering it made the couple look. The South Gate couple were unaware that it was Dapper Day, but felt dapper enough to get their likeness captured to remember the day.
Tony Sherg of Anaheim says ``Ain't no kind of Dapper Day like a damper Dapper Day.'' Despite the off and on sprinkles he thought the cold was a relief for those wearing wool and other hot attire. He's in front of one of his favorite attractions, the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland.
Social media personality Phyllis Herman of Los Angeles sports citrus mouse ears and ring as she poses with Gemma Nigro, 3, of Cypress. Many asked to pose with Herman at the Disney's Grand Californian Hotel during Dapper Day Sunday.
Andy Diaz, left, and Roxanne Lee look stylish during Dapper Day at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel. They live in West Hollywood.
Tenaya Fleckenstein of Healdsburg, left, and Amy Schaus of Santa Rosa are a dapper duo during Dapper Day at Disneyland.
Alexandra Weber of Los Angeles, from left, Tenaya Fleckenstein of Healdsburg and Amy Schaus of Santa Rosa put on their dapper best during Dapper Day at Disneyland.
San Diego residents Crystal Soucie, 25, and Ryan Holdren, 25, look the Dapper Day part at Disneyland in Anaheim.
San Diego residents Crystal Soucie, 25, and Ryan Holdren, 25, blend in beautifully along Disneyland's nostalgic Main St. USA.
Sisters Riayn Harris of San Diego, from left, DiAndrea Johnson of Long Beach, Ashley Swift of Hanford and Sondraya Brakins, 28, of Reseda are decked out right down to their high heels. "It's not a Dapper Day unless I wear my heels," says Swift. They strike a pose between Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.
Cheryl Pops, left, and Ben Ridenbaugh, right, both of Murrieta, are fans of psychobilly music and joined about 100 fans for the first annual Camp Psycho event at Knott's Berry Farm on Sunday. The event contrasts with Dapper Day at Disneyland on the same day.
Mike Vega of Riverside, foreground, dresses dapper right down to his 1951 Kodak camera during Dapper Day at Disneyland Sunday.
Carlos Aldaco, of Balwin Park, listens to Camp Psycho organizers at Knott's Berry Farm on Sunday. The first annual event was gathering of fans of psychobilly music.
A Dalmatianly-dressed Dinuba family, from left, Vincent Sosa, 3, held by dad Victor, siblings Victor, 7, Liloth, 1, and mom Dalia are doggone dapperly during Dapper Day Sunday. They turn heads along the park's Main St. USA. Dalia made all the outfits except for the one worn by her daughter.
Tawney Estrella, bottom left, and Remy Casillas, bottom right, both of Anaheim, pose with attendees of the first annual Camp Psycho at Knott's Berry Farm. The gathering fell on Dapper Day at Disnleyland and is a contrast to the Disney event. Attendees are fans of psychobilly music.
Winston Liu of Long Beach, looking as dapper as Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins, and Cheryl Hannigan of Cerritos, dressed as Ariel, frolick in front of Disneyland's Jolly Holiday restaurant on Sunday. The biannual Dapper Day event, which is unaffiliated with Disney, drew thousands of people wearing stylish outfits.
Kris Fotino, of Lomita, center, hugs friends who arrived to the first annual Camp Psycho event at Knott's Berry farm on Sunday. The event contrasts with Dapper Day Sunday at Disneyland. Camp Psycho attendees are fans of psychobilly music.
Look familiar? Winston Liu waddles like a penguin in a scene from Mary Poppins in front of Disneyland's Jolly Holiday restaurant. Liu is a Burt fan and it shows. He was right in step during Dapper Day on Sunday.
Yolanda Ojeda, 29, of Oxnard pays homage to the classic Disneyland parking sign on the skirt back of her very Dapper dress. She received several compliments on her unique Magic Kingdom dress at Dapper Day. This popular non-Disney sanctioned event is held twice a year. A majority of park guests visit Disneyland in their Sunday Best from a bygone era.
Damper day? Recently engaged Riverside couple Chelsea Ogden and Robert Cox don't seem to mind the sprinkles even on his wool suit along Disneyland's Main St. USA during Dapper Day.
Cherry Colista, of Yucaipa, from left, Kris Fotino, of Lomita, Annie Alton, of Modesto, Xochitl Perez, of Los Angeles, Sabrina Cantu of Palmdale and Didi Garcia of Yucaipa listen to Camp Psycho organizers at Knott's Berry Farm on Sunday. The first annual event was a gathering of fans of psychobilly music.
Saul Villarreal, left, and Yolanda Ojeda look royally dapper Sunday in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle, which is featured on Ojeda's Esty-purchased outfit. Ojeda customized the dress, designed by Daily Sparkle, to have the classic Disneyland parking sign in the back of the skirt.
Ernesto Linkuhvich of Baldwin Park makes a handstand in a coffin as he and friends enjoy a Camp Psycho gathering at Knott's Berry Farm on Sunday. The event, called Anti-Dapper Day by some, fell on Dapper Day at Disneyland. Those gathered are fans of psychobilly music.

By Joseph Pimentel | jpimentel@scng.com | Orange County Register

March 2, 2015 at 11:33 p.m.

Move over hipsters.

Dapper Dans and Dames sporting fashion from a bygone era invaded Disneyland on Sunday for Dapper Day. While at Knott’s Berry Farm, punk rockers, and pyschobilly fans sported high pompadours, chic leather jackets and rolled up jeans.

In a way, reminiscent of days from Rydell High, it was “Grease” bad boys vs. preppy Disney.

More than 10,000 dandies and darlings gallivanted around the Disney theme park in their Sunday best for the first of this year’s bi-annual events, which are unaffiliated with Disney.

Dapper Day began in 2011 with just 100 people and has grown to tens of thousands, said Justin Jorgensen, the founder of the event.

The day harkens back to fashion from yesteryear. Women put their hair in victory rolls and bouffants while wearing 1950s-inspired polka dot dresses and poodle skirts. Men sported “Mad Men” styled three-piece suits with colorful suspenders and newsboy caps.

The event is a return to elegance, said Jorgensen. The spring event is always on a Sunday and is whimsical and more of a stroll around the park; while the fall gathering is on a Friday and has a sophisticated couture evening theme, Jorgensen explained.

“It is an homage to Walt Disney and those designers who helped create Disneyland,” Jorgensen said. “Disneyland is a couture space. There’s an unbelievable amount of artistry and detail that goes into the design of the attractions, and how we dress wonderfully compliments that.”

At Knott‘s, it was anti-Dapper Day.

People with greased up hair, wore leather vests with large patches. Less than 100 people attended the first Camp Psycho, which is unaffiliated with Knott’s, and organized by Pizza Beat Entertainment.

“Our mission is to unite the psychobilly scene with a fun day at Knott’s Berry Farm,” organizers wrote on their Camp Psycho facebook page.

The gathering was small but united. Like Dapper Day, organizers hope, Camp Psycho can be a tradition that psychobilly fans can continue to grow in the coming years.

Contact the writer: 714-704-3764 or jpimentel@ocregister.com