The men's fashion reader / edited by Peter McNeil and Vicki Karaminas.
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TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2009.Description: ix, 531 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN: - 1845207874 (pbk.)
- 9781845207878 (pbk.)
- 391.1 MCN
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Men's Fashion Reader brings together key writings in the history, culture and identity of men's fashion. The readings provide a balanced range of important methodological approaches, primary research and significant case studies. The book is organized into thematic sections covering topics such as history, theory, subculture, iconic items of clothing, consumption and the media.
Each section is introduced and concludes with an annotated guide to further reading. With exciting illustrations of men's dress from a range of historical periods, and including readings from key scholars and new writers across a wide range of fields, The Men's Fashion Reader is the essential introduction to the subject. Introduction: The Field of Men's Fashion Part 1. A History of Men's Fashion Part 2. Masculinity and Sexuality Part 3. Icons: The Evolution of Men's Wear Part 4. Subculture Part 5. Consuming and Creating Style Conclusion
Includes bibliographical references (p. [483]-514) and index.
Introduction : The field of men's fashion -- Part I. A brief history of men's fashion : From black in Spain to black in Shakespeare / John Harvey -- The three-piece suit / David Kuchta -- Macaroni masculinities / Peter McNeil -- Thomas Carlyle and Sartor Resartus / Michael Carter -- Dandyism, visual games, and the strategies of representation / Olga Vainshtein -- A tale of three Louis, ambiguity, masculinity, and the bow tie / Rob Shields -- Uniforms and the creation of ideal masculinity / Elisabeth Hackspiel- Mikosch -- Better and brighter clothes: the Men's Dress Reform Party, 1929-1940 / Barbara Burman -- Part II. Masculinity and sexuality: the making of fashionable men : California casual: lifestyle marketing / William R. Scott -- 'Men don't wear velvet you know!': fashionable gay masculinity and the shopping experience, London, 1950-early 1970s / Clare Lomas -- Überman: masculinity, costume, and meaning in comic book superheroes / Vicki Karaminas -- The Italian job: football, fashion and that sarong / Stella Bruzzi -- From catwalk to catalogue: male fashion models, masculinity and identity / Joanne Entwistle -- The transvestite continuum: Liberace - Valentino - Elvis / Marjorie Garber -- Dragging it up and down: the glamorized male body / Mark Simpson -- Class, race and masculinity: the Mcdaddy, the Superfly, and the Rapper / Del LaGrace Volcano and Judith 'Jack' Halberstan -- Part III. Icons: the evolution of men\'s wear : Heroes in wool / Anne Hollander -- The reinvention of tailoring / Michael Zakim -- The Japanese suit and modernity / Toby Slade -- Clothes and the modern man in 1930s Oxford / Laura Uglini -- A note: a charismatic art / Richard Martin -- Modern masculinity and the rise of school uniforms / Jennifer Craik -- Rancher and farmer dress in north central Texas: an ethnographic history / George A. Boeck, Jr. -- American denim: blue jeans and their multiple layers of meaning / Beverly Gordon -- Part IV. Subculture: style and resistance : The zoot suit: its history and influence / Holly Alford -- Back to Africa: Reggae and Rastafarianism / Dick Hebdige -- Cultural responses of the Teds / Tony Jefferson -- Rock, fashion and perfomativity / Noel McLaughlin -- The Warhol look / Mark Francis and Margery King -- \'Macho man\': clone and the development of a masculine stereotype / Shawn Cole -- Part V. COnsuming and creative style : Fashion and the man: from suburb to city street / Christopher Breward -- Fashioning the playboy: messages of style and masculinity in the pages of Playboy magazine, 1953-1963 / Becky Conekin -- 'It was style with a capital S: versions of being male presented at the beautillion ball / Annette Lynch -- New men and new markets / Frank Mort -- Consuming masculinities: style, content and men's magazines / Tim Edwards.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part1 A History of Men's Fashion Section Introduction
- 1 From Black in Spain to Black in Shakespeare
- 2 The Three Piece Suit
- 3 Macaroni Masculinities
- 4 Thomas Carlyle and 'Sartor Restartus'
- 5 Dandyism, Visual Games and the Strategies of Representation
- 6 A Tale of Three Louis: Ambiguity, Masculinity and the Bowtie
- 7 Uniforms and the Creation of Ideal Masculinity
- 8 Better and Brighter Clothes: The Men's Dress Reform Party, Barbara Burman Annotated Guide to Further Reading
- Part2 Masculinity and Sexuality Section Introduction
- 9 California Casual: Lifestyle Marketing and Men's Leisure Wear, 1930-1960
- 10 'His Clothes': Fashionable Gay Masculinity and the Shopping Experience, London, 1950s-1970s
- 11 Uber Men: Fashionable Heroics and Masculine Style
- 12 The Italian Job: Football, Fashion and That Sarong
- 13 From Catwalk to Catalogue: Male Models
- 14 The Transvestite Continuum: Liberace-Valentino-Elvis
- 15 Dragging It Up and Down: The Glamorised Male Body
- 16 Class, Race and Masculinity: The Superfly, The McDaddy and The Rapper, Del LaGrace Volcano and Judith Halberstam Annotated Guide to Further Reading
- Part3 Icons: The Evolution of Men's Wear Section Introduction
- 17 The Genesis of the Suit
- 18 The Reinvention of Tailoring
- 19 The Japanese Suit and Modernity
- 20 Clothes and the Modern Man in 1930s Oxford
- 21 A Note: A Charismatic Art: The Balance of Ingratiation and Outrage in Contemporary Fashion
- 22 Modern Masculinity and the Rise of School Uniforms
- 23 Texas Livestock Auctions: A Folklife Ethnography
- 24 American Denim: Blue Jeans and Their Multiple Layers of Meaning, Beverley Gordon Annotated Guide to Further Reading
- Part4 Subculture Section Introduction
- 25 The Zoot Suit: Its History and Influence
- 26 Back to Africa: Reggae and Rastafarianism
- 27 Cultural Responses to the Teds
- 28 Rock, Fashion and Performativity
- 29 The Warhol Look
- 30 'Macho Man': Clones and the Development of the Masculine Stereotype, Shaun Cole Annotated Guide to Further Reading
- Part5 Consuming and Creating Style Section Introduction
- 31 Fashion and the Man: From Suburb to City Street. The Spaces of Masculine Consumption 1870-1914
- 32 Fashioning the Playboy: Messages of Style and Masculinity in the Pages of Playboy Magazine, 1953-1963
- 33 'It was Style with a Capital 'S': Versions of Being Male Presented at the Beautillion Ball
- 34 New Men and New Markets
- 35 Consuming Masculinities: Style, Content and Men's Magazines, Tim Edwards Annotated Guide to Further Reading