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David Bowie, Best Dressed Person in British History
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It’s been a good year for David Bowie. Not only did the iconic musician’s album this year, The Next Day, receive almost universally positive notices, but was in September nominated for Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize (for which it is widely considered a frontrunner). But Bowie’s latest honour is a bit more symbolic: The singer was recently named the best-dressed person in British history by a BBC poll.
To be clear: That’s the best-dressed person in more than 1,000 years of English history — the BBC’s shortlist included a few names from before May 1707, when the Kingdom of Great Britain came into existence, so “best-dressed Briton” is actually a bit disingenuous, historically speaking. But it wasn’t exactly Bowie going up against everyone who has ever been able to call themselves a British (or English) citizen – that way, it would have actually been more of a fair fight.
[B]The Ziggy Stardust singer was pitted against nine other Britons notable for their sartorial savvy, each of whom was selected by an individual involved in the British fashion industry.
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None of them stood a chance against Bowie who, among other things, had the advantage of being the only person on the list whose face – never mind clothing – most people nowadays can actually picture. Bowie earned 48.5% of the total votes cast by BBC readers.
David Bowie Is, an exhibition of Bowie’s costumes and other memorabilia, is on display now at the Art Gallery of Ontario. It’s the first stop in a three-year tour for the exhibit, which originated in 2012 at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.
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More info on : http://arts.nationalpost.com/2013/10...as-up-against/
His competitors
- Anne Messel, 6th Countess of Rosse (1902–92)
- Queen Alexandra, queen consort of Edward VII (1844–1925)
- Henry III (1207–72)
- Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757–1806)
- Beau’ Brummell (1778–1840)
- Charles James Fox, Whig politician (1749–1806)
- Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
- Ellen Terry, actress (1847–1928)
- Samuel Pepys (1633-1703)
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