1st Edition
Fashion and Masculinities in Popular Culture
Introduction
1. Vampire Dandies
1.1 The Dandy
1.2 The "Crisis of Masculinity"
1.3 Metrosexuality and the Cult of Self
1.4 The vampire of Capital and Commodity
1.5 Queer Vampire Masculinities
2. Playboys
2.1 Commodified Masculinities
2.2 On the Virtues of Bachelorhood
2.3 The Bachelor Pad, or the Sexual Lair
2.4 James Bond 007
2.5 Fashioning 007
3. Hipsters
3.1 The White Negro
3.2 Hipster vs Beatnik
3.3 Hipster Style
4. Sailors
4.1 Men in Uniform
4.2 The Seepage of Sailor into Life and Lore
4.4 Sailors Big and Small
4.5 Disciplined but Naughty Boys
4.6 Bell Bottoms and Fly Fronts
4.7 Sailor Chic. From Boardwalk to Catwalk.
5. Cowboys and Bushmen
5.1 Unknown Frontiers
5.2 Celluloid Cowboys
5.3 The Australian Bushman
5.4 Bushwear for Bushmen
6. Leather Men
6.1 Reel Men
6.2 The Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket
6.3 Leathermen
6.4 Men of Rock
6.5 Greesers and Punks
7. Superheroes
7.1 The Origin Stories
7.2 Masked Masculinity and the Phallic Hero
7.3 The Costume, or the Superheros Struggle with Fashion
7.4 The Fabric of Superheroes
7.5 Everyone’s a Superhero. Role-Play and Cosplay
7.6 Who Does Batman Bat for?
8. Gangstas
8.1 "Ghettocentricity" and Street Cred
8.2 Early Gangsta Style. Pachucos and the Zoot Suit
8.3 Leave Political Correctness at the Door. Gangsta’s Paradise
8.4 The Tyranny of Masculinity
8.5 White Gangstas
Conclusion
Biography
Adam Geczy is Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Faculty Board of Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney, Australia.
Vicki Karaminas is Professor of Fashion and Deputy Director of Doctoral Research at the College of Creative Arts, Massey University, New Zealand.
"This book makes an invaluable contribution to the rapidly emerging field of masculinity and gender studies by providing innovative, critical insights into the impact of historic and contemporary popular culture icons and archetypes on the formation and expression of male identity and multiple masculinities. This engaging exploration of the origins and existence of contemporary male icons from vampires and hipsters to Barbie’s Ken, exposes the socio-cultural contradictions that they espouse in their representation of dynamic masculinities. Finally we have a book that will spark lively interactions in the classroom and nuanced debates in future scholarship." -- Anne Peirson-Smith, City University of Hong Kong
