Edgar Allan Poe, pt.1
Poe's life, his way of life, his manners, his physical stature, all the factors that, together, add up to the totality of his personality, produce on us an effect of sombre brilliance. His...
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The choicest and most tastefully dressed dandy in London. William Powell Firth, Charles Dickens in his Study (1859) I saw the master — nothing could be more evident — in the light of an intense...
View ArticleHerbert von Karajan
Siegfried Lauterwasser, von Karajan during rehearsal Karajan is austere on the podium, businesslike from the moment he appears onstage, and restrained in his gestures. He has had his theatrical...
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Carl van Vechten, Gertrude Stein A Long Dress What is the current that makes machinery, that makes it crackle, what is the current that presents a long line and a necessary waist. What is this...
View ArticleHenry James
John Singer Sargeant, Henry James To live in the world of creation–to get into it and stay in it–to frequent and haunt it–to think intensely and fruitfully–to woo combinations and inspirations into...
View ArticleEdgar Allen Poe, pt.2
He always wore a black frock-coat buttoned up, with a cadet or military collar, and a black cravat tied in a loose knot. He did not follow fashions, but had a style of his own. His was a loose way of...
View ArticleDante
Bronzino, Allegorical Portrait of Dante, c. 1530 One would think that on a journey to salvation Dante wouldn’t have time to comment on clothes, but in in a few passages he tells us what he likes and...
View ArticleGustave Flaubert
Years later, in the privacy of his study, he might lounge á la Turque in white and red striped culottes, but at law school he usually wore a black suit, a white tie, white gloves, and highly polished...
View ArticleGabriel García Márquez
In its tribute to Gabriel Gárcia Márquez the New York Times noted that the great Colombian novelist “dressed fastidiously, preferring a white monotone, encompassing linen suits, shirts, shoes and even...
View ArticleBenjamin Disraeli
Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly and expresses himself with frankness and with fervor. Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in...
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