Fashioning Masculinities

Name: Fashioning Masculinities
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781838510114
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Fashioning Masculinities is an exploration of how male identity has been expressed through fashion over the centuries. The book delves into the societal expectations and cultural symbols tied to men's attire, illustrating how fashion has crafted and challenged masculine ideals across different historical and contemporary contexts.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the evolution and expression of masculinity through fashion. It offers a compelling exploration of how men's clothing has shaped, challenged, and expanded concepts of masculinity across different cultures and eras. With rich imagery and insightful commentary, it appeals to those interested in the intersection of gender and fashion in social history.

Featuring a staggering range of cultural touchstones from Hercules to Virgil Abloh, Giovanni Battista Moroni to Jawaharlal Nehru, Yves Saint Laurent to Kehinde Wiley, Fashioning Masculinities challenges our preconceptions, revealing the fascinating historical roots beneath the power, artistry and diversity of masculine attire and appearance today.

Fashioning Masculinity challenges our preconceptions about menswear, revealing the fascinating historical roots of how we dress today. Accompanies V&A exhibit (March-November 2022); sponsored by Gucci.

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At a moment of unprecedented creativity in men’s fashion, and continuing reflections on gender, contemporary designers are questioning established forms, seeking to liberate wearers from traditional models of masculine dress.

Fashioning Masculinities combines fashion with artistic and broader cultural histories – looking at the designers, tailors, and artists who have constructed and performed masculinity from the Renaissance to the present day. It traces connections across and beyond European menswear, celebrating both rich traditions and daring individualists.

Divided into three parts, Undressed reveals the role of the body and underwear in fashioning masculinities. Overdressed explores the power dynamics of sartorial bravado, while Redressed deconstructs a modern masculine uniform: the black suit.

Featuring a staggering range of cultural touchstones from Hercules to Virgil Abloh, Giovanni Battista Moroni to Jawaharlal Nehru, Yves Saint Laurent to Kehinde Wiley, Marcus Rashford, Marlene Dietrich, and even Captain America, Fashioning Masculinities challenges our preconceptions about menswear, revealing the fascinating historical roots beneath the power, artistry, and diversity of masculine attire and appearance today.

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Fashioning Masculinities offers insightful essays on masculine fashion complemented by high-quality images of art and garments from the V&A's collection. The book is celebrated as a visual delight that balances aesthetic appeal with intellectual exploration, earning recognition among top menswear and fashion literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838510114

Publisher: V & A Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 March 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: V & A Publications

Illustration: 208 illustrations; 208 illustrations; 208 illustrations; 208 illustrations; 208 illustrations; 208 illustrations; 208 illustrations; 208 illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by Claire Wilcox
Edited by Rosalind McKever
With Marta Franceschini
Afterword by Virgil Abloh

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 272

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Rosalind McKever is Curator of Paintings and Drawings at the V&A. Claire Wilcox is Senior Curator in the Department of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the V&A and Professor in Fashion Curation at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London. Marta Franceschini is Exhibition Research Assistant at the V&A.