Beau Brummell - Jermyn Street, London
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A bronze statue at the entrance to Piccadilly Arcade in Jermyn Street.
Waymark Code: WM9K58
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/28/2010
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A statue of Beau Brummell was unveiled by Princess Michael of Kent on November 5, 2002 outside the Jermyn Street entrance of Piccadilly Arcade.
At its base reads the following inscription:
"To be truly elegant one should not be noticed."
George 'Beau' Brummell's connections with Court, clubs and tailoring embody the spirit of St. James's past and present.
George Bryan Brummell (1778-1840) was an arbiter of fashion in Regency England and a friend of the Prince Regent.
He led the trend for men to wear understated, but beautifully cut clothes, adorned with elaborately knotted neckwear.
Brummell is credited with introducing and bringing to fashion the modern man's suit worn with necktie. He claimed to take five hours to dress, and recommended that boots be polished with champagne. His style of dress came to be known as dandyism.
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