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Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear Hardcover – June 7, 2022

by Claire Wilcox (Editor), Rosalind McKever (Editor)

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From V&A curators Rosalind McKever and Claire Wilcox, Fashioning Masculinitiesisa visually stunning exploration of how fashion shapes ideas of masculinity.

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.

“Billy Porter’s hot pink Golden Globes cloak and Harry Style’s embroidered Gucci suits are set to have a fashion face-off with the Belvedere Apollo and Auguste Rodin in the V&A’s upcoming exhibition dedicated to the evolution of menswear.” —Guardian on the exhibition

“Key looks worn by fashion icons will also be interspersed throughout, from Harry Styles, Billy Porter, and Sam Smith to David Bowie and Marlene Dietrich, highlighting the multiplicities of masculine sartorial self-expression, dressing beyond the binary.” —Women’s Wear Daily on the exhibition

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Victoria & Albert Museum
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June 7, 2022
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9.5 x 1.15 x 12.25 inches
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1838510117
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978-1838510114
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This exhibition is an active investigation into the way men dress and the very idea of masculinity itself. What better time for a studied enquiry than now – with male fashion at its most groundbreaking pioneered by the likes of Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, who was behind the gown and tailored jacket worn by Harry Styles on the cover of American Vogue. He has said: ‘Fashion should be genderless; how people perceive the idea of beauty can vary from one to another,’ so let us continue this enquiry. ―Tatler

Much like the exhibition, the book centers first on the male physique and shifting ideals over time – how that influenced 19th-century tailoring, and how it looks today, represented by body builders like Arnold Schwarzenegger, who mad his Mr. Olympia-winning body into a movie career, and the muscular stars of the Marvel super hero films . . . There is a feeling of maybe more plurality than there has been previously.―WWD

Along the way, the theme of each section is underscored by paintings, sculpture, ceramics, photography and other objects from the museum’s collection, and in the case of the book, dozens of short essays from museum curators, academics and fashion critics exploring the links between classical statuary and Marvel superheroes or Renaissance portraiture and hip-hop (poignantly, its afterword is penned by the late Virgil Abloh). The book also devotes more time to accessories, and the roles played by identity, history and geography. . . And while the exhibition and book address the current relationship between masculinity and dress, visitors and readers should come away with the understanding that it’s always been fluid.―The Robb Report

About the Author

Rosalind McKever is the curator of paintings and drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Claire Wilcox is the senior curator in the department of furniture, textiles, and fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum and a professor in fashion curation at University of the Arts London’s London College of Fashion.
Marta Franceschini is an exhibition research assistant at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Victoria & Albert Museum (June 7, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1838510117
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1838510114
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.5 x 1.15 x 12.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #669,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Minou

Beautiful book, but arrived very damaged by Amazon warehouse :(

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2023

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I am a book lover and this is a beautiful book! It was everything I was looking for regarding men's wear. I was so sick about such a beautiful book being damaged that I couldn't even bring myself to address the issue until now, so I can't even return it.

In addition to being a book lover, I also work at amazon and so it is quite apparent to me by the color of dirt on the bag and the type of damage that was inflicted upon this book, that it was merely dropped on the warehouse floor and pushed around until it was rammed into a shelf leg. I've seen it too many times in the warehouses in which I myself have worked and picked up stuff off the floor! Such a waste of a beautiful book is such a pity!!!

As you can see, the box arrived with tape hanging off. The box itself was not damaged, so you can't blame it on the delivery person!

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Syl T

Arrived in Good Condition

Reviewed in Canada on January 27, 2024

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Nicely plastic wrapped over the hard cover. Only one corner slightly scuffed.
This is a classic. Excited to create vintage Men's wear!

Applemana2

Beautifully Presented

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2023

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A delightful romp through the history of male fashion with thoughtful, and thought provoking, essays sumptuously illustrated.

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Reviewed in Spain on April 1, 2022

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el servicio ha sido excelente y el libro como anunciado, muchas gracias

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Stephen Bentley

A Tome of Glamour

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2022

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I'd never thought of Men's Tailoring as glamorous before. How wrong can you be, I particularly loved the new stuff from Asia and Africa. The use of silk and Embroidery is really interesting.

andrew

has nothing whatsover to do with the exhibition that shares the same name

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2022

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there must be some copyright issues because none of the images of the items in the exhibition are present in this book... just a collection of wordy bits of filler and some images of images not directly connected with the exhibition... way to go V and A ride home on the shame

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