While
I knew the name, I somehow advanced well into my doitage without
knowing who Beau Brummell was.
" Beau Brummell is credited with
introducing, and establishing as fashion, the modern men's suit, worn
with a tie. He claimed he took five hours to dress,
and recommended that boots be polished with champagne. His style of dress is often referred to
as dandyism".
(Wikipedia)
 
The Fop and the Dandy He tells the Prince Regent (future
King George V) that he dresses like a silly fop, and ought instead be a dandy. Prince George idolizes
him. One of the NetFlix commenters writes:
Underwritten. We never get to know these characters
as people -- never find out what made them tick. Production values are
good, yet on the thrift store side for a BBC historical, and the actors
fine; but the piece has the air of a project that lost confidence and
perhaps financing along the way -- .
I agree with that. Still, a love of period pieces is enough for
me, not to mention the education.
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