UID:
almafu_9961422635702883
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 257 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781839984457
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1839984457
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9781839984464
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1839984465
Series Statement:
Anthem Studies in Fashion, Dress and Visual Cultures
Content:
The book explores the dandy as a cultural type across Europe and Russia from the eighteenth century through the present day. Olga Vainshtein offers a unique view on dandyism as a cultural tradition, based not merely on fashionable attire, but also as a particular lifestyle with specific standards of behaviour, bodily practices and conceptual approaches to dress. The dandy is described as the prototypical hero of the modern cult of celebrities. From clubbing manners, the techniques of virtual aristocratism, urban flâneurs and the correct way to examine people, Vainshtein walks us through optical duels and the techniques of visual assessment at social gatherings. Readers will learn about strategies of subversive behaviour found in practical jokes, the fine art of noble scandal, dry wit, bare-faced impudence and mocking politeness. Looking at dandyism as a nineteenth-century literary movement, Vainshtein examines representation of dandies in fiction. Finally, a large section is devoted to Russian and Soviet dandyism and the dandies of today.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Feb 2024).
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1. Dandy: Introduction; 2. Historical Origins: Alcibiades, the Beaux, Macaroni; 3. George Brummell: Constructing the Legend; 4. Dandyism and Neoclassical Fashion; 5. The Dandy's Body; 6. Manners and Rules; 7. Breaking the Rules; 8. Dandyism and the Strategies of Modernity; 9. Dandyism and Literature; 10. Dandyism in Russia; 11. Dandyism Revisited: From Savile Row Taylors to the Sapeurs.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781839984440
Language:
English
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