The Gentleman Wore Red Socks

JJ Lee, Esq

JJ Lee’s delightful book The Measure of a Man – The Story of a Father a Son, and a Suit contains very small illustrations (by the author). One of them caught my eye the first time I saw it. It is of Beau Brummell (played so well by Stewart Granger, in the 1954 film and with a stunning Elizabeth Taylor).

Mr. Lee, who has an exquisite sense of style, has an attention for the details. Do not ever face the man with all three buttons of your three-buttoned suit done. He might have an apoplectic fit.

The illustration has the following cutline: Beau Brummell, with a simple tailcoat and ultra-tight pants, avoided extraneous details.

Today Mr. Lee, elegantly dressed, posed for my camera in my home studio.

I noticed he wore red socks.