The Story of Men's Underwear
From function to fashion: the hidden historyBy Shaun Cole
Length11h 55m
About this audiobook
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, flaunted, stretched or shortened, establishing a game between yesterday's illicit and today's chic and thereby denouncing the sense of disgrace that these simple pieces of clothing used to betray.
In this work, Shaun Cole endeavours to re-establish for the first time, through well-researched socio-economic analysis, the importance of men's underwear in the history of costume from ancient times to today. A reflection of technological progress, this study is full of surprises and powerful reflections on man's relationship with his body.
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GenreOther
Length11 hrs 55 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 8, 2012
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Shaun Cole
2© Estate of Walter Wilkins, p. 92
3Introduction
4Page 8.
5I. A Firm Foundation
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6that of cut and sewn garments since the Middle Ages.
7Medieval Undergarments
8Of cloth of lake [linen] fin and clere
9Museo Civico, Sansepolcro.
10Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp.
11The Codpiece
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13Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
14Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
15style into “fashionable” dress.
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17Palazzo Pitti, Florence.
18undergarments of the day, like the dhoti or lungi.
19The Japanese Fundoshi
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21Undress
22Underwear as a Specialist Trade
23II. Unmentionables 1800-1899
24Beau Brummell and The Dandy
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26Page 32.
27Musée Galliera, Paris.
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29White Shirts
30Jeunes-France: romans goguenards, French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist and literary critic
31their youth, some middle classes and increasingly by butlers and upper men-servants.
32with scissors as a sign of contempt after his conversion to Romanticism.
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34Evening Dress shirts
35therefore more common.
36Detachable Collars and Cuffs, and Shirtfronts
37socially acceptable.
38the neck and on the right shoulder. 101
39Coloured, Striped and Patterned Shirts
40Corsets and Stays
41Page 46.
42substantial circular tube of fabric.
43the American flag in the US in 1887.
44Throughout the nineteenth century, in addition to well-established “breeches-linings” and trouser
45Musée de la Chemiserie d’Argenton, Argenton.
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47The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
48III. Under Fashion 1900-1980
49Page 56.
50— The Story of Men’s Underwear —
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