Beyond the silk pyjamas: the style of Noël Coward
Last modified on Mon 28 Dec 2020 03.02 EST Noël Coward was the epitome of style. Fittingly that is the subject of a major exhibition opening at Londonâs Guildhall Art Gallery, containing costumes, set designs, paintings and production photos. Brad Rosenstein, its curator, says Coward is âespecially celebrated for his verbal witâ but that the exhibition âwill remind us that his original productions were also visual feasts for their audiencesâ. That sounds tempting â but it raises several questions. What, actually, do we mean by style? And how has it changed ove...
Source: theguardian.com