Artist, rebel, dandy
Subtitle: men of fashion
By: Kate Irvin, Laurie Anne Brewer
Contributors: Brewer, Laurie Anne; Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art
Publisher: Yale University Press in association with Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780300190816
Subjects: Men's clothing; Dandyism; Exhibitions; Fashion design; History
Other titles: Men of fashion
Description: This book celebrates the pleasures of the sharp dressed man, from the discreet sophistication of the consummately elegant George Bryan Beau Brummell in the early 19th century to the diverse, highly personal flair of the tastemakers who color the landscape of menswear today. Since the word dandy came into vogue in London in 1813, it has at times been used to describe someone superficial, flamboyant, and self-indulgent. Instead, the dandy is here shown to employ profound thought and imagination in his self-presentation, fashioning an image that often challenges the status quo and transcends the ordinary. A series of fascinating essays traces the often contradictory definitions and images of the dandy, the history of young men and their clothes in the long 19th century, the exquisite fabrics and tailoring that play an important role in dandy style, and the relationship of black dandyism and hip-hop. In addition, this book features fifteen musings on notable dandies written by individuals who share a kinship with their subject, including Patti Smith considering Charles Baudelaire; a reflection on Oscar Wilde by his grandson, Merlin Holland; Daniela Morera, formerly part of Andy Warhol's Factory crowd, reminiscing about the artist's image; and writer Philip Hoare describing the thrift-shop dandyism of director John Waters.
Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion," organized by the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design and held there April 28-August 18, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Glenn O'Brien muses on Beau Brummell; title: Patti Smith muses on Charles Baudelaire; title: Fabricating a dream: two centuries of sketching and defining the dandy / Kate Irvin; title: Merlin Holland muses on Oscar Wilde; title: Horace D. Ballard Jr. muses on W. E. B. Du Bois; title: Mark Samuels Lasner muses on Max Beerbohm; title: The politics of fashion and the pleasures of youth: young men and their clothes, 1814-1914 / Christopher Breward; title: Hugo Vickers muses on Cecil Beaton; title: Daniela Morera muses on Andy Warhol; title: Andrew Wilson muses on Malcolm McLaren; title: The material education of the dandy: from Beau Brummell to the tweed run / Laurie Anne Brewer; title: Scott Schuman muses on Luciano Barbera; title: Philip Hoare muses on John Waters; title: Viktor Wynd muses on Sabastian Horsley; title: Derrick Miller muses on Motofumi "Poggy" Kogi; title: "Fresh-dressed like a million buck": black dandyism and hip-hop / Monica L. Miller; title: Gigi Gray muses on Ouigi Theodore; title: James Sherwood muses on Guy Hills; title: Dirk Standen muses on Waris Ahluwalia.