Dandies: Fashion and Finesse in Art and Culture considers the visual languages; politics; and poetics of personal appearance. Dandyism has been most closely associated with influential caucasian Western men-about-town; epitomized by the 19th century style-setting of Oscar Wilde and by Tom Wolfes white suits. The essays collected here; however; examine the spectacle and workings of dandyism to reveal that these were not the only dandies. On the contrary; art historians; literary and cultural historians; and anthropologists identify unrecognized dandies flourishing among early 19th century Native Americans; in Soviet Latvia; in Africa; throughout the African-American diaspora; among women; and in the art world. Moving beyond historical and fictional accounts of dandies; this volume juxtaposes theoretical models with evocative images and descriptions of clothing in order to link sartorial self-construction with artistic; social; and political self-invention. Taking into consideration the vast changes in thinking about identity in the academy; Dandies provides a compelling study of dandyisms destabilizing aesthetic enterprise. Contributors: Jennifer Blessing; Susan Fillin-Yeh; Rhonda Garelick; Joe Lucchesi; Kim Miller; Robert E. Moore; Richard J. Powell; Carter Ratcliffe; and Mark Allen Svede.
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