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Androgyne
Fashion and Gender
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Ideal for readers interested in arts and culture, fashion history, gender studies, and those fascinated by the evolution of identity and self-expression.
The first visually led survey of androgyny down the ages, and a compelling exploration of its current ascendancy.
The first visually led exploration of androgyny, the combination of female and male characteristics, from representations in antiquity to its current prevalence in the fashion world and beyond
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'This ad is gender neutral', proclaimed a 2016 poster for the fashion brand Diesel; 'I resist definitions', announced a Calvin Klein ad in the same year, while a Louis Vuitton shoot featured Jaden Smith, son of actor Will Smith, wearing a skirt like a natural.
Fashion magazines have printed countless features on the blurring of gender barriers, while brands including Yves Saint-Laurent, Gucci, Burberry, Givenchy and Dolce & Gabbana have all interpreted the concept 'girls will be boys and boys will be girls' in their own individual style.
The previous turn of the century was as obsessed with androgyny as this one, as seen in the art of Edward Burne-Jones and Gustave Moreau, and the writings of Oscar Wilde and the mystic Joséphin Péladan. From the late 19th to the early 21st century, the genders have blended: from Berlin in the 1920s to Hollywood of the 1930s with Garbo to Dietrich; from the 1940s Bright Young Things to the androgynous pop stars of the 1970s, and beyond.
What do these variations on a theme have in common? What has caused the dizzying rise of androgyny? Why has this concept, a staple of ancient myth that was first discussed in Plato's Symposium, been revived today? Accompanied by a striking selection of contemporary photographs, Patrick Mauriès presents a condensed cultural history of androgyny, drawing on the worlds of art and literature to give us a deeper understanding of the strange but timeless human drive to escape from defined categories.
Androgyne offers readers a fascinating journey through the blending of genders, seen through a cultural and historical lens.
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Aesthetica describes the book as 'unique' and praises its multi-faceted perspectives on escaping defined categories, while Tatler simply calls it 'beautiful.'
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ISBN: 9780500519356
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 19 October 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 240.0mm
Height: 336.0mm
Weight: 1680g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Patrick Mauriès is the coauthor of Chanel Catwalk and The World According to Karl, and the author of Jewelry by Chanel and Fornasetti.
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