Pretty Gentlemen : Macaroni Men And The Eighteenth-Century Fashion World


Auteur(s) : Peter Mcneil

The term "macaroni" was once as familiar a label as "punk" or "hipster" is today. 

In this handsomely illustrated book devoted to notable 18th-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 18th 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 to respectful portrait painting. 

Informations
Langue(s)
English
Parution
Pages
256
Éditeur
Yale University Press
Dimensions
2 × 20 × 26 mm
Available on order
€45.00
VAT INCL., shipment not included
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