Deco Dandy
Designing masculinity in 1920s Paris
By John Potvin
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Book Information
- Format: Hardcover
- ISBN: 978-1-5261-3479-0
- Pages: 352
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Price: £80.00
- Published Date: October 2020
- BIC Category: DESIGN / Fashion, Society & social sciences / Gender studies: men, France, Art & Design Styles: Art Deco, Art History, HISTORY / Europe / France, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), History Of Fashion
- Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture
Description
Deco dandy contests the supposedly exclusive feminine aspect of the style moderne (art deco) by exploring how alternative, parallel and overlapping experiences of decorative modernism, nationalism, gender and sexuality in the years surrounding World War I converge in the protean figure of the 'deco dandy'. The book suggests a broader view of art deco by claiming a greater place for the male body, masculinity and the dandy in this history than has been given to date. Important and productive moments in the history of the cultural life of Paris presented in the book provide insights into the changing role performed by consumerism, masculinity, design history and national identity.
Contents
1 Deco, the ensemble and Einfühlung
2 Shame and melancholia
3 Silhouette and movement
4 Décor and sobriety
5 Elegance and civilization
6 Industry and luxury
Index
Author
John Potvin is Professor of Art History at Concordia University, Montreal
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