Expand your understanding of the development and history of gay men's dress with Shaun Cole's groundbreaking work – from the subcultural world of the early 20th century to the clubs and bars of the 80s and 90s.Drawing upon first-hand interviews conducted with men across the UK and US, Cole analyzes the trends in dress adopted by gay men as well as the challenge gay style has posed to mainstream men's fashion. Other sources such as contemporary magazines shed furthe...

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 ...

Men’s fashion, particularly the trends involving undergarments, was once reserved for the elite; today it has become democratised, clear proof of social progress. The aestheticism of the body so highly valued by the Greeks seems to have regained a prominent place in the masculine world. Mirroring the evolution of society’s values, the history of underwear also highlights the continuous, dancing exchange that exists between women’s styles and men’s fashion. Undergarments are concealed, flau...

Si à une certaine époque la mode masculine, et celle des sous-vêtements en particulier, était réservée à une élite, elle s’est aujourd’hui démocratisée, preuve manifeste de l’évolution de notre société. L’esthétisme du corps tant prisé par les Grecs semble retrouver une place prépondérante dans l’univers masculin. Miroir de l’évolution des mœurs, l’histoire des sous-vêtements souligne également le ballet incessant d’emprunts existant entre la mode féminine et la mode masculine. Les dessous...

Herrenmode, insbesondere die Trends der Unterkleidung, war einst der Elite vorbehalten; heute ist diese Sparte der Mode demokratisiert. Dies ist ein klarer Beweis für den sozialen Fortschritt. Die Ästhetik des Körpers, die von den Griechen einst so hochgeschätzt wurde, scheint wieder einen bedeutenden Platz in der Männerwelt eingenommen zu haben. Die Entwicklung gesellschaftlicher Werte widerspiegelnd, hebt die Geschichte der Unterwäsche den ständigen, spielerischen Austausch hervor, der z...

Fashionable Masculinities explores the expression of masculinities through constructions of fashion, identity, style and appearance as the third decade of the new millennium begins: a contradictory and precarious moment when masculinities are defined by protests and pandemics whilst being problematized across class, ethnicity, race, gender and sexuality. Whilst a majority of men might still define themselves as ‘traditional,’ post-millennials are now talking about how they envisio...

Fifteen young adult authors and one real-life rock star band together for one epic—and interconnected—take on a memorable high school rite of passage.A daughter of rock ’n’ roll royalty has a secret crush. A lonely ticket taker worries about his sister. An almost-famous songwriter nurses old wounds. A stage manager tires of being behind the scenes. A singer-songwriter struggles to untangle her feelings for her best friend and his girlfriend. In this live-out-loud a...

David Tennant, Anthony Head, Don Warrington and Shaun Dingwall read these six original stories featuring the Tenth Doctor.In 'The Stone Rose', a missing boy and a strange stone effigy spell trouble for the Doctor and Rose. In 'The Feast of the Drowned', the dead crew of a naval cruiser haunt loved ones all over London. 'The Resurrection Casket' finds the Doctor and Rose in search of lost treasure, whilst 'The Nightmare of Black Island' takes them to a Welsh village where children a...

The fashion media is in the midst of deep social and technological change. Including a broad range of case studies, from fashion plates to fashion films, and from fashion magazines to fashion blogs, this ground-breaking book provides an up-to-date examination of the role and significance of this field.Winner of the PCA/ACA Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Collection, Fashion Media includes chapters written by international scholars covering topics from historic mag...

The Missing…In a hidden basement, eighteen-year-old Toni is held captive and no one can hear her screams. She’s been abducted after investigating unspeakable things in the darkest corners of the Internet.The Vigilante…Fearing the worst, Toni’s mother turns to ex-SAS operative Mitchell to help find her missing daughter. And when Mitchell discovers Toni’s fate rests in the hands of pure evil, he races against the clock to find Toni an...