Dandy fashion

1940s L.A. Gang Member - the first black gangs were formed in reaction to southern-California “anti-minority gangs” -- largely comprised by war veterans -- such as the “Hell’s Angels” and the Los Angeles-based “Spook Hunters” who began carrying out violent attacks against predominantly-black-and-Hispanic communities.

“Ensemble, 1830. The MET.”

Originally published in Issue 45 of The Rake, James Medd writes that he was the working-class aristocrat who became a self-made man with the help of his blue-blood friends. But Patrick Lichfield, the dandy with a bouffant hairdo, had a gift for connecting with people, and he used it to great effect to create photographs that still resonate today.

Male Fashions, 1935. Illustration for Mens Fashions supplement to London Styles, Summer 1935.

Alexander McQueen Fall 2016 Menswear show. See the full AW16 collection inspired by British history designed by Sarah Burton here

Minie Tittell Brown, American actress, dressed here in Duke of Reichstadt in "L'Aiglon" by Edmond Rostand, circa 1904-1908

Suit 1840s The Victoria & Albert Museum