Portraits of Men, Fashion and Masculinities
Lively online discussion from the National Gallery looking at fashion and masculinity via portraits in the gallery’s collection.
The event was chaired by Jacqui Ansell, an expert of the history of fashion, who brought together ph student Holly James Johnson dressed as her drag king alter ego Orlando and fashion journalist Mark O’Flaherty.
They started by looking at the clone like male fashion in Manet’s “Music in the Tuileries” from 1862 then looked back to the 18th century to discuss how styles had changed from a more ornate aesthetic. They looked at the ideas of the Macaroni and Dandy and the clothing of the Grand Tour and how styles which look feminine to us were considered masculine at the time.
I liked the free flow of this event with some fascinating facts and stories coming out of the discussion.
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