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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion - Men in Black - The Funereal Victorians (and Oscar of course)

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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen tells the story of dandyism and male peacockery through the ages. Why did Victorian men dress as if attending a funeral? Men in black embodied power and serious purpose yet also democratised fashion forever. A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4.