My, You Dapper Things – Writers with Style
May 09
Tilley hats, pinstripes, houndstooth vests, fedoras, cigarette holders and fur-lined coats – my how they wrote and my how they dressed.
Oscar Wilde takes the cake here, with decadence and flair worthy of Dorian Gray. I especially like the blue pinstripe pants, pink flower in the lapel and all-round debonair manner. Jean Cocteau comes in close second (is it just me or is there is something eagle-like about this pose?). I also like Anaïs Nin with her thinly plucked eyebrows and black nails, as well as Karen Blixen (aka. Isak Denison) looking wonderful at 69 in an extravagant Pierrot costume.
JA
Oscar Wilde
Jean Cocteau
Anaïs Nin
Karen Blixen
Hunter S. Thompson
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Comments
09 May 09 at 17:26
Great! I was already stressing about my author photo and now I've got to contend with being reminded about style! ;-)
...13 May 09 at 17:06
Wilde was a notorious one on the style front. Apparently he
often had his Oxford living quarters ransacked by other students
who didn't approve of his style: peacock feathers, etc.