What's that line from Black Adder about flouncing around Europe in poncy shirts?

[inulro]

The BBC biopic of Byron wasn't bad at all. It was amusing, and pretty accurate. The only major bone I found to pick was that Lady Melbourne, far from being surprised that Byron was about to marry Annabella Millbanke, was the main force behind arranging the marriage in the first place.

I want all of Byron's wardrobe (except for the ridiculous military getup at the end), but all the women's costumes, with the exception of the Venetian prostitutes', were completely awful. The Romantic period was quite possibly the only time in history the men got better clothing.

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[augeas.livejournal.com]

There's nothing vaguely poetic about swanning around Europe in a big shirt trying to get laid.