Tag: Fashion
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Ruffling Feathers: To what extent was the peacock revolution truly a lasting challenge to conformity?
Emily Borg discusses what the Peacock Revolution is and how it marked a bold transformation in men’s fashion.
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Looksmaxxing: A History of Male Beauty
Male cosmetic usage has been present throughout history and consistently been used to question someones masculinity. Torran Irwin discusses the phenomenon of looksmaxxing has been weaponized and commercialized for by the alt-right subculture.
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In Bad Taste: On the Politics of Aesthetics
Georgia Smith discusses the politics of aesthetics within the contexts of class, gender, and consumerism today.
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Junk in the Trunk? How 19th Century Women Deceived Men With a Needle and Thread
Tilly Bankes looks at 19th Century French fashion, social hierarchy, US taxation and untaxable goods.
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