Brummell
Americannoun
noun
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Middle- and working-class men copied Brummell and the swells of the 1830s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
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
“Everything was freezing up,” including nozzles and breathing equipment, said Joe Brummell, director of Disaster and Emergency Services for Madison County.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
Among the great men of the 19th century he modestly placed “himself third, Napoleon second, and Brummell first.”
From Washington Post ● May 29, 2019
Interest in the period of Beau Brummell stretched over into "The Last of the Dandies" for Beerbohm Tree.
From Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: The Moth and the Flame by Montrose Jonas Moses
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