PICK OF THE DAY
Clothes make the man
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a dandy is “A man unduly devoted to style, neatness,
and fashion in dress and appearance.” But according to the exhibit’s curators, “Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion”
seeks to reexamine the definition of a dandy “from one solely concerned with flamboyance and flash to a figure who is innovative, rebellious, and profound in thought.” Put on your finery and check out the garments, paintings, and works on paper about famous fashionable men including Oscar Wilde and George “Beau” Brummell. Pictured: a detail of a dressing gown worn by artist William Trost Richards, circa 1850.
Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Aug. 18 (Thu until 9 p.m.). $12, $10 seniors,
$5 college students, $3 ages 5-18, free Sun. Rhode Island School of Design Museum,
224 Benefit St., Providence, 401-454-6500. www.risdmuseum.org