The Secrets of Coquetry

The great seventeenth century french courtesan ninon de longclo was decidedly feminine in appearance, yet everyone who met her was struck by a touch of aggressiveness and independence in her. Dandies like bo brummel and andy warhole combine striking physical appearances with a kind of coldness of manner,. They are both enticing and elusive. And people spend lifetimes chasing after such men, trying to shatter their unattainability. The power of apparently unattainable people is devilishly seductive. We want to be the one to break them down.