RISD Museum Artist, Rebel, Dandy : Men of Fashion

Artist, Rebel, Dandy : Men of Fashion

$45.00
RISD Museum
Article code 9780300190816
This book celebrates the sharp dressed man, from the discreet sophistication of the early 1800s to the diverse, highly personal flair of the tastemakers of menswear today. $45; hardcover, 208 pages.
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Essays trace the history of young men and their clothes in the 19th century, the exquisite fabrics and tailoring in dandy style, and the relationship of black dandyism and hip-hop. Includes 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.

This volume complements the exhibition Artist | Rebel | Dandy: Men of Fashion, shown at the RISD Museum April 26 through August 18, 2013.

Copublished in 2013 by Yale University Press and the RISD Museum.

Proceeds from RISD Museum publications support the work of the museum.