West End of London [ Cities / Institutions ]
… the area allowed for the construction of identities such as the fop and, later the dandy (exemplified by figures such as Beau Brummell ). 2 . Claire Walsh, ‘The Newness of the Department Store: A view from the eighteenth century‘ in Geoffrey … in the West End was particularly shaped by the elite group who called themselves ‘people of fashion‘ or the ‘ beau monde ‘. 5 They showed up for the aristocratic season and were the people to be seen with. Gentlemen began to pursue …
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