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99% Invisible
It was described as the definitive biography of Beau Brummel, a significant figure in fashion history, whose influence led to the 'great male renunciation' in men's fashion.
Ian Kelly is a historian, screenwriter and playwright. He's also, by the way, an accomplished actor. And yes, I do play Hermione's father in the Harry Potter movies.
— Episode: Suits: Articles of Interest #10
Episode: Suits: Articles of Interest #10
It was described as the definitive biography of Beau Brummel, a significant figure in fashion history, whose influence led to the 'great male renunciation' in men's fashion.
Ian Kelly is a historian, screenwriter and playwright. He's also, by the way, an accomplished actor. And yes, I do play Hermione's father in the Harry Potter movies.
This muggle wrote the definitive biography of Beau Brummel, who was bopping around London at the turn of the 19th century.
Arguably the most important single figure in the whole history of fashion.
What Adam Smith was to economics, what Charles Darwin was to biology, Beau Brummel was to fashion.