The Beau monde : fashionable society in Georgian London / Hannah Greig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greig, Hannah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fame--Social aspects.

History.

Fashion.

London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century.

London (England)--Social conditions--18th century.

London (England)--History--18th century.

Fashion--England--London--History--18th century.

Fame--Social aspects--England--London--History--18th century.

England--London.

Physical Description:

xiv, 346 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

The Beau Monde a world of extravagance, vanity, intrigue, high fashion, and sexual indiscretion in Georgian London. London's beau monde was the pinnacle of 18th-century society, drawing admiration and censure in equal measure. Beneath the glitter, its members enjoyed unprecedented social, cultural, and political power. This is the story of fashion's allure and authority. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Leading the fashion: 'A most brilliant shew' 32

2 Life in the town: 'All together and all distinct' 63

3 The court and fashionable display: 'Most tastefully spangled' 99

4 Politics and fashionable life: 'All the chatter chitter I heard' 131

5 Beauties: 'So pow'rful her charms' 167

6 Exile and fraud: A changeable world 192.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780199659005

0199659001

OCLC:

859384311