{"id":109603,"date":"2022-04-06T12:59:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=109603"},"modified":"2022-04-06T12:59:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:59:32","slug":"fashioning-masculinities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=109603","title":{"rendered":"Fashioning Masculinities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">There is no exact formula in regards to menswear; it is loose and ever-changing. From <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>flamboyant clothes made for royalty, to draping garments that were carved into sculptures, to flamboyant clothes made for royalty. From uniform clothing made in mass production, to today&#8217;s fashion where gender norms are being challenged and the idea of uniformity is dwindling. We often think of menswear to be standard, or traditional, however if you look back in its history, you\u2019ll find that men have been peacocks in regard to how they dress, even more than women. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Some men are considered to be \u201cdandies,\u201d who have always dressed \u201cfull-on\u201d and nothing less. These radical dressers pushed the boundaries of fashion, specifically menswear, and were catalysts for progression throughout each new season. The abundant history of menswear proves to us that there are horizons being newly encompassed into mens fashion, and the definition of masculinity will always be reinvented time and time again.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-27.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-27.jpg?resize=580%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-27.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-27.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-27.jpg?resize=768%2C580&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Installation view of Fashioning Masculinities at V&amp;A (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">In ancient times, Greek and Roman sculptures were created to depict men as the image of perfection and athleticism. Most of them were made to show men wearing very little clothing, if any. The few garments that they did wear were loose, soft, with no structure. In the marble statue of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_Belvedere#\/media\/File:Apollo_of_the_Belvedere.jpg\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">Apollo Belvedere<\/span><\/a><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">, you can see Apollo standing with his arm stretched out and only a long piece of cloth draped along it. He is neither clothed nor nude. Even something so unstructured, such as Apollo\u2019s cloth draped along his arm, has the ability to inspire the future of menswear such as shirts with swathed, ruched and pleated cloth.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?resize=580%2C485&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?resize=768%2C642&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Installation view of Fashioning Masculinities at V&amp;A (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London&nbsp;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">On the other side of the scale, we see menswear used as a symbol of wealth. On the top of the food chain, in terms of social class, it was socially accepted for men to wear rich colours and nice fabrics. Royalty wore kinds of lush, rich clothing pieces. As seen in their portraits, powerful monarchs and members of royal families from all over the world are depicted to be wearing lavish, flamboyant clothing. Menswear, in this aspect, was very \u201cpeacock.\u201d It was elaborate and intentional. It was strategically used to show power and wealth.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Randi-Rahm-look-worn-by-Billy-Porter-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-8.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Randi-Rahm-look-worn-by-Billy-Porter-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-8.jpg?resize=580%2C850&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Randi-Rahm-look-worn-by-Billy-Porter-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-8.jpg?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Randi-Rahm-look-worn-by-Billy-Porter-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-8.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Installation view of Fashioning Masculinities at V&amp;A, featuring Randi Rahm look worn by Billy Porter (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">When Europe became industrial, clothing became more practical. During this time, black colored menswear dominated the streets. Tailors became exceptionally great at sculpting menswear into pieces that were flatteringly-masculine. Mass production allowed for this style to become more accessible to all. Men dressed in black suits filled the streets of London. There was a sense of uniformity. This time had an influence of deciding what the \u201cstandard\u201d or the \u201cnorm\u201d of menswear was. While this style is still popular today, there is a current movement that is reforming what \u201cmenswear\u201d really means by redefining what we believe to be \u201cmasculine\u201d and \u201cfeminine\u201d and everything in between.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-look-worn-by-Harry-Styles-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-15.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-look-worn-by-Harry-Styles-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-15.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-look-worn-by-Harry-Styles-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-look-worn-by-Harry-Styles-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-15.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-look-worn-by-Harry-Styles-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-15.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-look-worn-by-Harry-Styles-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-15.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-featuring-Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-look-worn-by-Harry-Styles-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-15.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Installation view of Fashioning Masculinities at V&amp;A, featuring Alessandro Michele for Gucci look worn by Harry Styles (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-Look-13-SS-2017-during-install-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-the-VA.-Photo-Jamie-Stoker-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-Look-13-SS-2017-during-install-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-the-VA.-Photo-Jamie-Stoker-3.jpg?resize=580%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-Look-13-SS-2017-during-install-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-the-VA.-Photo-Jamie-Stoker-3.jpg?w=683&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alessandro-Michele-for-Gucci-Look-13-SS-2017-during-install-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-the-VA.-Photo-Jamie-Stoker-3.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><strong>Installation view, finale of Fashioning Masculinities at V&amp;A (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Today, we see a collage of all of these different styles make up the idea of menswear. Gender norms are changing rapidly, allowing for much experimentation and creative freedom when it comes to clothing and what it means to be \u201cmasculine.\u201d The Victoria and Albert Museum in London features all of these concepts and more in the exhibit, \u201cFashioning Masculinities: A History of Menswear.\u201d The exhibit features clothing from all different time periods. It also features modern clothing worn by celebrities from today\u2019s pop culture such as Billy Porter, Harry Styles, Timothee Chalamet, and Bimini Bon Boulash. These are men who have repeatedly redefined what masculinity is. Menswear is something that will continue to evolve and achieve recognition across new horizons. It is truly an art and a space for beautiful, progressive creative expression.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-finale-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-finale-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?resize=580%2C362&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-finale-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-finale-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Installation-view-finale-of-Fashioning-Masculinities-at-VA-c-Victoria-and-Albert-Museum-London-2.jpg?resize=768%2C479&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Installation view, finale of Fashioning Masculinities at V&amp;A (c) Victoria and Albert Museum, London<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no exact formula in regards to menswear; it is loose and ever-changing. 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