Gay Men's Style

Fashion, Dress and Sexuality in the 21st Century

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

AvShaun Cole,UK) Cole, Shaun (Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton,Joanne B. Eicher,Joanne B Eicher

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Through an astonishing series of interviews, Gay Men’s Style will take you on a dizzying journey through shops, bars, clubs, gyms, workplaces and global city streets. Based on the lived experience of gay men of all ages from the UK, USA, Europe, Australia and Japan, Shaun Cole calls for a more nuanced understanding of gay male dress and style.Gay male identities in the 21st century are increasingly intersectional, fluid and flexible, from hyper-masculinity and muscularity seen in clubs and on the pages of gay magazines to self-knowing drag culture and androgynous gender play in the fashion industry. Gay Men’s Style explores these multiple identities and the ways in which gay men self-identify and present themselves to the world through dress. This analysis is set alongside seismic shifts in technology, global communication and gay rights to redress and readdress the subject of gay men’s style in a time of social and sexual upheaval.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-09-07
Mått190 x 244 x 16 mm
Vikt600 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieDress, Body, Culture
Antal sidor184
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781474249157

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Shaun Cole is Associate Professor in Fashion at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK. His research interests focus on dressed appearance, sexuality, masculinities and representations in visual and popular culture. He is the author of Don We Now Our Gay Apparel (2000), has contributed to books and journals including The Men’s Fashion Reader (Berg, 2008), and is the co-editor of Fashion Media (Bloomsbury, 2013).

Preface Introduction Identities, subject positions and IntersectionalityDefining Style, Fashion and DressMethodological approachesChapter arrangement1. What’s the difference?: Situating Gay Men in the New Millennium‘How to spot a millennial homo: differences in gay and straight men’s dressWell-dressed gay men – a stereotypeWhat is gay style?‘… made me gay’: Cultural Influences on gay men’s dress choicesHipster / Metrosexual /Homosexual – where is the gay/straight border?2. Gender[ed] play Femininity, effeminacy and dragGay masculinities and ‘butch’ styles of dressGender ambiguities in gay men’s dressed appearance 3. Millennial Gay bodiesMesomorphic bodies, muscularity and the gymEctomorphic Skinny and Slim Bodies Endomorphic Bigger, Heavier, Fatter BodiesBody Modifications: Tattoos Bodily presentations on social media4. Coming out and first gay stylesThinking about coming outTeenage coming out and effeminacyPunk, goth and emo as a defining teenage gay style Coming out and adopting gay styles of dressComing out – an ongoing processComing out in later life5. Bars, clubs and scenesComparing categories of bars, clubs and scenes (might need a better title)Muscularity on the global circuit party sceneBear Scene (sub)cultureAlternative Queer scenesLoss of gay scenes and spaces 6. Dressing in and for relationshipsDressing to pick upDressing like the object of desire Sexual Attraction and masculinity and femininityFeeling attractive and looking sexyHair and Sexual attractionDressing for datesCoupledom: shared wardrobes and similar stylesThe influence of partners and relationships on personal styleShopping together and gifting clothes in relationships7. Creating the gay wardrobePhysical wardrobe and clothing arrangementsChoosing in the morningAssembling outfits Smart versus casual Variety versus uniformityDress codes and regulations 8. We’re Here, We’re Queer, Are We Going Shopping? From High street to High-end designerFollowing Fashion Trends?The Price is Right Physical stores or online retailers?Vintage and Second Hand9. Dressing for WorkFormality at workUniformity in Retail and Sales?Fashionability at workArtistic and CreativePerformance as work, work as performance10. Comfort and fitBaggy, loose and comfortableClose-fitting and TailoredComfort and ConfidenceFashionability, Integrity and AuthenticityWell-fitting garments and age-appropriate comfort11. Ambiguities of Age and AgeingAwareness of age and ageingChanging with ageAge-appropriate choices Ageing and hairAge and Health concernsAgeing capitalConclusion