Fashion and masculinities in popular culture / Adam Geczy and Vicki Karaminas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geczy, Adam, author.

Karaminas, Vicki, author.

Series:

Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 113.

Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 113

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fashion.

Masculinity in popular culture.

Men's clothing.

Physical Description:

viii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ©2018.

Summary:

Popular culture in the latter half of the twentieth century precipitated a decisive change in style and body image. Postwar film, television, radio shows, pulp fiction and comics placed heroic types firmly within public consciousness. This book concentrates on these heroic male types as they have evolved from the postwar era and their relationship to fashion to the present day. As well as demonstrating the role of male icons in contemporary society, this book's originality also lies in showing the many gender slippages that these icons help to effect or expose. It is by exploring the somewhat inviolate types accorded to contemporary masculinity that we see the very fragility of a stable or rounded male identity.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Vampire Dandies

The Dandy; The 'Crisis' of Masculinity; Metrosexuality and the Cult of Self; The Vampire of Capital and Commodity; Queer Vampire Masculinities

2. Playboys

Commodified Masculinities; On the Virtues of Bachelorhood; The Bachelor Pad, or the Sexual Lair; James Bond 007; Fashioning 007

3. Hipsters

The White Negro; Hipster vs. Beatnik; Hipster Style

4. Sailors

Men in Uniform; The Seepage of Sailor into Life and Lore; Sailors Big and Small; Disciplined but Naughty Boys; Bell Bottoms and Fly FrontsSailor Chic: From Boardwalk to Catwalk

5. Cowboys and Bushmen

Unknown Frontiers; Celluloid Cowboys; The Australian Bushman; Bush Wear for Bushmen

6. Leather Men

Reel Men; The Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket; Leathermen; Men of Rock; Greasers and Punks

7. Superheroes

The Origin Stories; Masked Masculinity and the Phallic Hero; The Costume, or the Superhero's Struggle with Fashion; The Fabric of Superheroes; Everyone's a Superhero: Role-Play and Cosplay; Who Does Batman Bat For?

8. Gangstas

'Ghettocentricity' and Street Cred; Early Gangstas Style: Pachucos and the Zoot SuitLeave Political Correctness at the Door: Gangsta's Paradise; The Tyranny of Masculinity; White Gangstas; Conclusion: Men Without Qualities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-175) and index.

ISBN:

9781138658684

1138658685

OCLC:

975372971