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Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Men of Fashion Episodes

  1. The Clothes We're In - The State of Men's Fashion Now

    15/15 Laurence finds out what current men's fashion says about the state we are in.

  2. The New Man? - Fashion in the '80s

    14/15 How did fashion in the 1980s reflect the greedy consumerism of the times?

  3. The King's Road - Granny Takes a Trip Into Punk

    13/15 Malcolm McLaren joins Lawrence to assess the partnership between pop music and fashion.

  4. Teddy Boys - Fashion for the Youthquake

    12/15 In the 1950s, Teddy Boys aped and subverted the styles of their social superiors.

  5. Cary Grant - The Influence of Hollywood

    11/15 Laurence celebrates the stars and the movies that have redefined mens' fashion.

  6. Sporting Gents - The Prince of Wales Plays Golf

    10/15 How sportswear has influenced men's fashion since the French Revolution.

  7. Men in Uniform - Nation and Empire Resplendent

    9/15 Not always for camouflage, 19th-century uniforms were vibrant and flattering.

  8. Men in Black - The Funereal Victorians (and Oscar of course)

    8/15 Why did Victorian men dress ready for a funeral? Black embodied power and serious purpose.

  9. The Tartan Titan and the Highland Fashion Cult

    7/15 In 19th-century Scotland, George IV's endorsement meant tartan and the kilt became cult.

  10. Beau and Byron - The Romantic Rebellion

    6/15 Laurence robes up like Lord Byron, in the costume of an Albanian nobleman.

  11. Beau Brummell - The Dandy Style

    5/15 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen explores Beau Brummell, British fashion's most influential man.

  12. Beau Nash - The Rise of the Middling Sort

    4/15 Laurence visits Bath, the setting for the 18th-century revolution in men's clothing.

  13. Charles II - Fashion Restored?

    3/15 The restoration of Charles II seems to signal a return to the old sartorial order.

  14. The Stuart Kings - The Crisis in Fashion

    2/15 Men's clothing at the court of Charles I betrayed all the tensions of the age.

  15. Henry VIII - The King Must Wear Gold

    1/15 How clothes symbolised power, philosophy, taste, sexuality and personal expression.