The Dandy: A People's History of Sartorial Splendour

The historical figure of the dandy has commonly been described as an upper-class gentleman. But there is a broader history to be told about the dandy-one that incorporates unknown men from the lower strata of society.

The Dandy: A People's History constitutes the first history of those dandies who emanated from the less privileged layers of the populace-the lowly clerks, shop assistants, domestic servants, and laborers who increasingly during the modern age have emerged as style-conscious me...