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The Beau Cartoon

Single-panel pen-and-ink cartoon: in a hotel bar, a banker on a stool rests his hand on a small red handbag beside his martini while Beau Brummell, standing in a Regency tailcoat with a brandy glass, looks down at it; the bartender smiles. — November 9, 2026

Cartoon: at a school bus stop, four small children with backpacks wait in line beside a middle-aged banker in a grey suit and tie, holding a coffee cup and wearing a big bright orange backpack, the only colour in the drawing. A school bus approaches in the background. Beau Brummell, in a navy tailcoat, white neckcloth and tall black boots, stands with arms crossed, eyeing the banker with cool disdain. Caption: Backpacks are for hipsters and school kids. — November 8, 2026

Cartoon: in a spare modern hallway, a young banker in a grey suit walks past in neon lime-green sneakers, the only colour in the drawing. Beau Brummell, in a navy tailcoat, white neckcloth and tall black boots, stands with arms crossed and looks down at the sneakers with cool disdain. Caption: Never wear a suit with sneakers. — November 5, 2026

Cartoon: in a white office men's room, a pair of neon green and pink light-up sneakers shows under the middle stall door, the only colour in the drawing. A colleague in a grey suit holding a coffee mug leans against the wall beside Beau Brummell, in a navy tailcoat, white neckcloth and tall black boots, arms folded; both look down at the sneakers, and the colleague's raised eyebrow says he knows exactly whose they are. Caption: Don’t wear shoes so distinct that they are recognizable underneath a bathroom stall. — November 4, 2026

Cartoon: six finance men in identical grey suits sit around a glass boardroom table with their legs crossed, flashing pizza, taco, flamingo and rainbow novelty socks, the only colour in the drawing, while Beau Brummell, in a navy tailcoat, white neckcloth and tall black boots, sits among them with his eyes lowered at their ankles, unimpressed. Caption: Statement socks are dumb. — November 3, 2026

Cartoon: street-style photographers kneel with every lens on Beau Brummell, who is quietly checking his pocket watch, while a man in a fur coat, stacked hat, sunglasses and a parrot waves his arms on a bench behind them, ignored. Caption: Trying too hard is worse than not trying at all. — November 2, 2026

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