The Dandy: Peacock or Enigma?

by Nigel Rodgers

A look at the phenomenon of the dandy from Regency England to the contemporary Congolese Sapeurs, with stops at Wodehouse, Wilde, Grant, and more The dandy is not just an elaborately or even well-dressed man, nor is he an exclusively English phenomenon. He is something far more universal and intriguing, and this study explores his cultural significance. It starts with Beau Brummell, acknowledged as the very first dandy, a man whose ancestors had been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903071305
• ISBN13: 9781903071304
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Bene Factum Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 9.8"