Dandy Style: 250 Years of British Mens Fashion

Shaun Cole

ISBN 10: 030025413X / ISBN 13: 9780300254136

Verlag: Yale University Press, 2021

VG condition book without dust jacket. Boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9999-999102284053

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Celebrating 250 years of male self-expression, investigating the portraiture and wardrobe of the fashionable British man

The style of the dandy is elegant but bold&;dedicated to the perfection of taste. This meticulously choreographed look has a vibrant history; the legacy of Beau Brummell, the original dandy of Regency England, can be traced in the clothing of urban dandies today. Dandy Style celebrates 250 years of male self-expression, investigating the portraiture and wardrobe of the fashionable British man. Combining fashion, art, and photography, the historic and the contemporary, the provocative and the respectable, it considers key themes in the development of male style and identity, including elegance, uniformity, and spectacle. Various types of dandy are represented by iconic figures such as Oscar Wilde, Edward VIII as Prince of Wales, and Gilbert & George. They appear alongside the seminal designs of Vivienne Westwood, Ozwald Boateng, and Alexander McQueen; and portraits by Thomas Gainsborough and David Hockney.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Shaun Cole is associate professor in fashion at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. Miles Lambert is curator of costume at Manchester Art Gallery.

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Titel: Dandy Style: 250 Years of British Mens ...
Verlag: Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good