Fashioning Masculinities

• At a time of unprecedented creativity in men’s fashion and ongoing reflection on gender, contemporary designers are challenging established norms and seeking to free those who wear their creations from traditional models of men’s clothing.
• This book combines fashion with art history and broader cultural perspectives, examining the designers, tailors and artists who have shaped and represented masculinity from the Renaissance to the present day. It also traces connections within and beyond European men’s fashion, celebrating both rich traditions and the most daring individualists.
• Divided into three parts, ‘Undressed’ reveals the role of the body and underwear in the construction of masculinities. ‘Overdressed’ explores the power dynamics associated with ostentation and audacity in dress, whilst ‘Redressed’ deconstructs a modern male uniform: the black suit.
• Drawing on a stunning array of cultural references, from Hercules to Virgil Abloh, from Giovanni Battista Moroni to Jawaharlal Nehru, from Yves Saint Laurent to Kehinde Wiley, via Marcus Rashford, Marlene Dietrich and even Captain America, *Fashioning Masculinities* challenges our preconceptions about men’s fashion and reveals the fascinating historical roots underpinning the power, creativity and diversity of men’s clothing and appearance today.
• Pages: 272
• Binding: hardback
• Author: Andy Campbell
• Language: English
• Year: 2022
• ISBN: 9781838510114

Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum