Man with Narrow Tie (1910) by J.C. Leyendecker Style:Black frame while his partner leans into

while his partner leans into the moment with a carefree

Created for the House of Kuppenheimer

the man’s relaxed posture leaves us uncertain whether he senses what is reaching towards him

Read beside Sargent’s wider male figure studies

turning desire into something stylish

Man with Narrow Tie (1910) by J.C. Leyendecker Style:Black frame while his partner leans intoJ. 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