Beau Brummell
Americannoun
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George Bryan Brummell, 1778–1840, an Englishman who set the fashion in men's clothes.
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an extremely or excessively well-dressed man; fop; dandy.
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a dressing table for men, having a variety of elaborate arrangements of mirrors, candle brackets, etc. (invented in England in the late 18th century).
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Back when finely dressed men realized you didn’t have to hide the collar underneath folds of outerwear, Beau Brummell brought his out in dramatic fashion.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2023
There was also the “Brutus,” a longer style that took inspiration from the ancient Greeks — and was a favorite of the socialite Beau Brummell and his followers.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021
Beau Brummell is credited with the simplification of the three-piece suit and the start of dandyism in the late 1790s and early 1800s.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2018
Hollywood's Beau Brummell is interesting for almost being a gay film about the relationship between dandy and prince – but it bears very little resemblance to the real story.
From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2012
"Beau Brummell" was the very mold and fashion of Mansfield: but that was Brummell's fault and Mansfield's genius, to which was added the adaptability of Fitch.
From Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The Moth and the Flame by Moses, Montrose Jonas
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