Beau Brummel

That last name refers to the archetypal dandy Beau Brummel, who eschewed peacockian gaudiness for meticulous simplicity: “If John Bull turns round to look after you, you are not well dressed.”

He began trimming his Hamburg whiskers in Lord Dundreary style; he wore spike-toed patent-leather shoes, striped shirt fronts, a silk hat, and carried himself with a Beau Brummel air.

It was a status symbol in Restoration England, while Beau Brummel's stiffer, more formal version ensured its popularity in the Regency era.

They are, withal, a gentlemanly class of men; and, of the principal one, as many stories are told as of Beau Brummel.

Beau Brummel's celebrated saying—"A gentleman may port; but he never malts," crossed my mind.