The Dandy
Peacock or Enigma?
by Nigel Rodgers
The Dandy – Peacock or Enigma?is an entertaining and erudite look at the elusive qualities that have made the Dandy so remarkable. Perhaps the best-known is Beau Brummell, acknowledged as the very first Dandy. What made him memorable was an odd mixture of qualities – wit, savoir-vivre and independence as well as elegance. The ‘Dandy’ is not just the well or even eccentrically dressed male – nor is he an exclusively English phenomenon. He is much more. Dandies hold a notable place in history. Not because they have made any major contribution to politics, economics or warfare, but because they were, and continue, to be figures of huge cultural significance – iconic and yet enigmatic.
ISBN: 978-903071-30-4
Size: 246 x 189
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Price: £25.00
Publication: 1 July 2012