Beau Brummell

Beau Brummell¿s name has become synonymous with wit, fine tailoring, and fashion. He was singly responsible for changing forever the way men dress -- inventing, in effect, the suit. Brummell cut a dramatic swatch through British society 200 years ago, from his early years as a favorite of the Prince of Wales and an arbiter of taste in the Age of Elegance, to his precipitous fall into poverty, incarceration, and madness. For nearly two decades, Brummell ruled over the tastes and...
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Beau Brummell¿s name has become synonymous with wit, fine tailoring, and fashion. He was singly responsible for changing forever the way men dress -- inventing, in effect, the suit. Brummell cut a dramatic swatch through British society 200 years ago, from his early years as a favorite of the Prince of Wales and an arbiter of taste in the Age of Elegance, to his precipitous fall into poverty, incarceration, and madness. For nearly two decades, Brummell ruled over the tastes and pursuits of the well heeled and influential, and for almost as long, lived in penury and exile. Kelly unlocks the glittering, turbulent world of late-18th/early-19th century London through the life of one of its greatest heroes and most tragic victims. Illustrations.