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  2. Beau Brummell - Wikipedia

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    George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (7 June 1778 – 30 March 1840) [1] was an important figure in Regency England, and for many years he was the arbiter of British men's fashion.At one time, he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but after the two quarrelled and Brummell got into debt, he had to take refuge in France.

  3. History of suits - Wikipedia

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    The beginnings of modern suits depicted. In the early 19th century, British dandy Beau Brummell redefined, adapted, and popularized the style of the British court in Europe. . Leading European men began wearing well-cut, tailored suits recognizable tod

  4. Great Male Renunciation - Wikipedia

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    Beau Brummell wearing a subdued color palette of white, black, navy blue, and buff Luis Francisco de la Cerda in a lavish red justacorps, c. 1684.. The Great Male Renunciation (French: Grande Renonciation masculine) is the historical phenomenon at the end of the 18th century in which wealthy Western men stopped using bright colours, elaborate shapes and variety in their dress, which were left ...

  5. 1795–1820 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    Beau Brummell introduced trousers, perfect tailoring, and unadorned, immaculate linen as the ideals of men's fashion. In Germany, republican city-states relinquished their traditional, modest, and practical garments and started to embrace the French and English fashion trends of short-sleeved chemise dresses and Spencer jackets. [6]

  6. Savile Row tailoring - Wikipedia

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    Tailoring has been associated with Savile Row the area since the 19th century, when Beau Brummell, who epitomised the well-dressed man, patronised the tailors congregated on the Burlington Estate, notably around Cork Street, on which John Levick in 1790 at No. 9 was among the first. [10]

  7. Tailcoat - Wikipedia

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    Beau Brummell wears a Regency period dress coat as daytime dress. The coat is able to close and the tails are knee length. The coat is able to close and the tails are knee length. Winfield Scott wearing a tailcoat at the Battle of Veracruz A women's black wool tailcoat, 1939

  8. What was the Beau Brummel Club? KCQ looks back at KC ... - AOL

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    The clubs supported Black-owned businesses and offered a thriving social, cultural and civic scene for Black veterans and residents who were denied opportunities elsewhere in the city.

  9. Dandy - Wikipedia

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    The British Dandy: Beau Brummell in a double-breasted sportscoat and odd trousers, in 1805. (Richard Dighton).The French Dandy: Alfred d'Orsay was a social butterfly and friend of Lord Byron.