Man with Narrow Tie (1910) by J.C. Leyendecker Style:Black frame Embrace the power of rebellion

Embrace the power of rebellion and self-identity

Coastal Affairs (3 of 3) is part of a black-and-white photo series capturing quietly joyful moment between two men walking the shoreline - tailored shorts

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The Met records it as watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper

Man with Narrow Tie (1910) by J.C. Leyendecker Style:Black frame Embrace the power of rebellionJ. C. Leyendeckers Man with Narrow Tie (1910) turns a Cluett Arrow shirt ad into a little ritual of masculine glamour. A sharply dressed man lights his cigar, all crisp collar, narrow tie and cool self possession. The exact sitter is not securely named, but Leyendeckers Arrow ideal was deeply shaped by Charles Beach, his model, manager and life partner. The campaign helped make the Arrow Collar Man an early advertising sex symbol. Read now, it feels