Modern Menswear and the Fashion for Tweed

Anderson, Fiona

Modern Menswear and the Fashion for Tweed

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Anderson, Fiona (2011) Modern Menswear and the Fashion for Tweed. In: Developments in Dress History conference, December 8-10, 2011, Design History and Material Culture Research Group, University of Brighton.
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Creators/Authors:

Anderson, Fiona

Abstract:

Tweed was very popular for menswear in the inter-war period. This paper will explore the range of cultural and social meanings associated with tweed garments in that era. For example, from the early 1920s onwards it began to be popular for the informal fashions that were known in the USA as sportswear. Subsequently, male Hollywood stars were photographed in tweed sports jackets and therefore these garments and textiles came to be associated with new forms of male glamour. The paper will investigate the relationships between tweed in modern menswear and shifting ideas about masculinities, class, respectability and sexual attractiveness.

Uncontrolled Keywords:

tweed, menswear, masculinities, class, respectability, male glamour.

School/Academic Area:

School of Design > Design History and Theory

Dates:

Date

Date Type

10 December 2011

Completed

10 August 2011

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Status:

Unpublished

Event Title:

Developments in Dress History conference

Event Location:

Design History and Material Culture Research Group, University of Brighton

Event Dates:

December 8-10, 2011

Output Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Output ID:

9420

Date Deposited:

22 May 2024 09:46

Last Modified:

22 May 2024 09:46

Deposited By:

Fiona Anderson

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Fiona Anderson

Reader in Design History and Theory

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