A LIFE IN FASHION THE WARDROBE OF CECIL BEATON

From the moment Cecil Beaton arrived at Cambridge University in 1922 wearing evening jacket, red shoes, black-and-white trousers, to his appearance forty years later at Truman Capote's 1970 Black and White Ball, Beaton expressed a flamboyant sartorial nonchalance - a sprezzatura. This title deals with the changes in his wardrobe over the years.