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Show Nation's Executive and Fred Astaire Top List Of Sixteen Modern American Beau Brummels PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT His cutaway started a style ( ) I .. . ' 1 v. FRED ASTAIRE Took eetnedy out of tailasat WASHINGTON, Fsb. t Presldent Roosevelt, who started a style with hi unusual Inauguration Inaugura-tion day cutaway, and Fred Astaire, movie star, credited with taking the comedy out of the tailcoat, topped a list today of 1 male fashion leaders. . The lineup of twentieth century American Beau Brummels was announced an-nounced by the Merchant Taller' Designsr association, which I meeting here. -Mr. Roosevelt," aaid L H. MU-bouer MU-bouer of New Tork. association president, "la the only president in the past 20 year who could Intelligently Intelli-gently be termed a well dressed man and the only one in years whose formal clothe have not looked moth-eaten. "He is conservative, but he has originated several vogues, notably ths cutaway made entirely of one material which he wore at his aec-and aec-and inauguration. He is always perfectly dressed for the occasion." Milbouer said Astaire "is responsible respon-sible for convincing tho American man that a tailcoat it not comic or sissiflsd, but a correct and good looking garment Lucius Beebe, New Tork newspaper news-paper columnist, was included in the list as "the greatest dandy of hi time a perfectionist In dress." |