Saturday, March 24, 2007

The First Dandy


Beau Brummell. Apparently, he's responsible for the suit and tie. Quoting from the Wikipedia entry:
  • He claimed to take five hours to dress, and recommended that boots be polished with champagne.
  • He embarked upon a military career, but abandoned it when he learned that his regiment had been ordered to Manchester.
  • A falling-out with the Prince of Wales was Brummell's downfall; his famous remark, "Alvanley, who's your fat friend?" (referring to Prince George, who had snubbed him shortly beforehand) probably didn't help
Stumbled upon from Clive James' essay on Brecht and Rilke in Slate.com.

1 comment:

Joanna Goddard said...

this dude is a genius.