Piccadilly Arcade
Jermyn Street Entrance to Piccadilly Arcade To be truly elegant one should not be noticed. ~ Beau Brummell He atones for being occasionally somewhat over-dressed, by being always absolutely over-educated. ~ Oscar Wilde Piccadilly Arcade is an Edwardian Era shopping gallery in London that connects Jermyn Street with Piccadilly. It is home to elegant men's clothing shops that harken back to rakish British gentlemen of the fin de siècle . At the Jermyn Street entrance stands the statue of Beau Brummell who perfected the dandy style with his manner, wit, and elegance that charmed even the Prince Regent. He brought the influence of military uniforms and English country attire to gentlemen's clothing, which became the precursor to the modern suit. After his falling out with the Prince, Brummell fled to France...