Friday, May 10, 2013

Beau knew clothes

There really was a Beau Brummell. When asked how much it would cost to keep a single man in clothes, he was supposed to have replied: "Why, with tolerable economy, I think it might be done with £800." That amount is approximately $160,000 in 2012 currency; the average wage for a craftsman for that time was £1 a week.



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