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Oscar Wilde
“Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.” Oscar Wilde – 1883
When playwright Oscar Wilde made the long journey from London to California, he brought with him a flamboyant wardrobe. In 1882 he attracted large crowd of settlers in Leadville, Colorado, who were interesting in seeing Wilde’s velvet knickers suit and flowing bow tie. His outrageous costume was made complete with a high-crowned cowboy hat and knee-high cowboy boots. Although men found his fashion sense questionable, women admired the frilly, soft-collared shirts he wore, and they made patters of the garments so they could replicate the design for themselves.
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