Pretty Gentlemen - Macaroni Men and the Eighteenth-Century Fashion WorldPevná vazba
An exploration of British male fashion of the late eighteenth century "A brilliant account of a controversial moment in men's self-fashioning."--Valerie Steele, director and chief curator, Museum at…
Specifikacia Pretty Gentlemen - Macaroni Men and the Eighteenth-Century Fashion WorldPevná vazba
An exploration of British male fashion of the late eighteenth century "A brilliant account of a controversial moment in men's self-fashioning."--Valerie Steele, director and chief curator, Museum at the Fashion Institute of TechnologyThe term "macaroni" was once as familiar a label as "punk" or "hipster" is today. In this handsomely illustrated book devoted to notable eighteenth-century British male fashion, award-winning author and fashion historian Peter McNeil brings together dress, biography, and historical events with the broader visual and material culture of the late eighteenth century.For thirty years, "macaroni" was a highly topical word, yielding a complex set of social, sexual, and cultural associations. Pretty Gentlemen is grounded in surviving dress, archival documents, and art spanning hierarchies and genres, from scurrilous caricature