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Critical Studies in Men's Fashion 11.2 is out now!
Friday, March 28, 2025

Critical Studies in Men's Fashion 11.2 is out now!

Intellect is pleased to present Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion 11.2!

 

Included are four articles that explore geographically, culturally and historically diverse themes, from Japan during the Second World War, through to contemporary southern India, celebrity culture and the structural design of clothing.

 

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https://www.intellectbooks.com/critical-studies-in-mens-fashion

 

Aims & Scope

 

Critical Studies in Men's Fashion is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on men's dress as a means of examining the tangible and intangible aspects of creating and maintaining appearance. The journal discusses gender, identity, sexuality, culture, marketing and business. All articles are double-blind peer reviewed. Theoretical and empirical scholarship in the form of original articles, reports and media reviews is welcome.

 

This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

 

Issue 11.2

 

Introduction

 

Letter from the editors

JONATHAN KAPLAN AND PETER MCNEIL

 

Articles

 

Dressing Keanu: Sprezzatura and fashioning ageing masculinity on the red carpet (Open Access)

SARAH GILLIGAN

 

Bridging measurement and cultural interpretation: Experiencing the form-giving of men’s briefs

RICHARD HERRIOTT

 

Japan’s national clothing during the Second World War: Material shortages, war mentality and the kokuminfuku

TETS KIMURA

 

Initial articulations of a subculture: The performativities of dress and young Muslim males in Kasaragod, Kerala, on Instagram

MUSTHAFA MUBASHIR

 

Reflection Essays

 

Made With Time: Ethics before aesthetics – a mode of practising sustainability

CORNELIU DINU TUDOR BODICIU

 

Why do zip-off trousers make me cringe?

KARL BJÖRN EDVARD ERIKSSON

 

Whistling kites

BLAKE LAWRENCE

 

Non-binary ecosystems: Fashioning a queer ecology

LAURA LAURENS

 

Printemps/été 2000

TODD ROBINSON

 

The Growth Curve: Reimagining masculinity through soft sculpture

HAIWEI WANG