The Three-Piece Suit and Modern MasculinityEngland, 1550-1850
England, 1550-1850 (Studies on the History of Society and Culture)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20004794 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Kuchta (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Pages | 336 |
| Publication date | 2002-05-21 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Three-Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/california/9780520214934.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W1981698372 |
| ISBN | 9780520214934 |
| Open Library | OL7710545M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
In 1666, King Charles II felt it necessary to reform Englishmen's dress by introducing a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. We learn what inspired this royal revolution in masculine attire--and the reasons for its remarkable longevity--in David Kuchta's engaging and handsomely illustrated account. Between 1550 and 1850, Kuchta says, English upper- and middle-class men understood their authority to be based in part upon the display of masculine character: how they presented themselves in public and demonstrated their masculinity helped define their political legitimacy, moral authority, and economic utility. Much has been written about the ways political culture, religion, and economic theory helped shape ideals and practices of masculinity. Kuchta allows us to see the process working in reverse, in that masculine manners and habits of consumption in a patriarchal society contributed actively to people's understanding of what held England together. Kuchta shows not only how the ideology of modern English masculinity was a self-consciously political and public creation but also how such explicitly political decisions and values became internalized, personalized, and naturalized into everyday manners and habits
Art · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Anzug · Beauty & Grooming · Beauty & Grooming - General · British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700 · British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900 · Christian Denominations And Sects · England · Europe - General · General · Health & Fitness · Herenmode · Herrenmode · History · History - General History · Kostuums · Mannelijkheid · Männlichkeit · Masculinité · Masculinity · Men's clothing · Men's Studies · Men's Studies - General · Modern period, c 1500 onwards · Social Science · Sociology · Vêtements d'homme
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| Citations per year | 1.23 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2024 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |