Screen LibraryFashioning masculinities : the art of menswear /
"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. This book combines fashion with artistic and broader cultural h...
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V&A Publishing,
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London : [New York City?] : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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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. This book 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."--Amazon.ca. |
| Item Description: | Published to accompany the exhibition Fashioning Masculinities : the Art of Menswear from 19 March to 6 November 2022 at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. |
| Carrier Form: | 272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 32 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-266) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781838510114 1838510117 |
| Index Number: | GT1710 |
| CLC: | TS941.718-28 |
| Call Number: | TS941.718-28/F248 |
| Contents: |
Do clothes make the man? / Undressed. Marble marvels and classical ideals / A polished impression / Behind clothes : fashioning men at the museum / A developed physique / Underpinnings : the next best thing to naked / Overdressed. Young Englishmen behaving badly (and dressing outrageously) / A well-turned leg / Braggadocio : a brief history of swagger / Fine and dandy / Sartorial encounters : the kimono and masculine style / A hibiscus print / Redressed. Monochrome man / A full Monty / A suitable hat / The hybrid of it all : the making of black British style / A tailored sari / A broken suit / The jacket eroded, borrowed, evolved / What ever happened to contemporary menswear? / Fashioning the future ; |