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Summary:

"The Peacock Revolution in menswear of the 1960s came as a profound shock to much of America. Men's long hair and vividly colored, sexualized clothes challenged long established traditions of masculine identity. Peacock Revolution is an in-depth study of how radical changes in men's clothing reflected, and contributed to, the changing ideas of American manhood initiated by a 'youthquake' of rebellious baby boomers coming of age in an era of social revolutions. Featuring a detailed examination of the diverse socio-cultural and socio-political movements of the era, the book examines how those dissents and advocacies influenced the youthquake generation's choices in dress and ideas of masculinity. Daniel Delis Hill provides a thorough chronicle of the peacock fashions of the time, beginning with the mod looks of the British Invasion in the early 1960s, through the counterculture street styles and the mass-market trends they inspired, and concluding with the dress-for-success menswear revivals of the 1970s Me-Decade"--Bloomsbury Fashion Central.

Table of Contents:

• Table of Contents: Introduction
• Chapter 1. American Masculinity, Identity, and Dress 1800-1960: 1. American masculinity and the postrevolution new man ; 2. American masculinity during the second industrial revolution ; 3. Undermining forces on american masculinity ; 4. Crisis of masculinity ; 5. American masculine identity in dress before the peacock revolution ; 6. Individuality in dress ; 7. Conclusion
• Chapter 2. New Masculine Identities in the Postwar Counterculture: 1. The beat generation ; 2. Other nonconformists of the 1950s ; 3. The teenager as a new demographic ; 4. Conclusion
• Chapter 3. Youthquake: 1. The generation gap ; 2. Counterculture movements ; 3. The love movement ; 4. Inchoate movements ; 5. Hair wars ; 6. The sexual revolution ; 7. Conclusion
• Chapter 4. The Peacock Revolution: 1. The JFK transition ; 2. The teddy boys ; 3. The mods ; 4. The British invasion ; 5. Carnaby street ; 6. The peacock revolution in America ; 7. The gay panic of the peacock revolution ; 8. A new notion of fashion for men ; 9. Suit innovations and revivals 1960-1975 ; 10. Informality in suiting 1960-1972 ; 11. Peacock splendor ; 12. Unisex ; 13. Sexual exhibitionism ; 14. Fashion from the street ; 15. Protest tribal dress and identities ; 16. Multicultural influences on the peacock revolution ; 17. Black power and black identity in dress ; 18. Peacock revolution accessories ; 19. Thermidor of the peacock revolution 1972-1975 ; 20. Conclusion.

Author/Creator:

Hill, Daniel Delis , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Peacock revolution: American masculine identity and dress in the sixties and seventies [by Hill, D.D.]

Related Series:

Dress and Fashion Research

Subjects:

Masculinity — United States — History — 20th century

Men's clothing — United States — History — 20th century

Clothing and dress — United States — 20th century

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Previously issued in print: Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2018. Digital resource published 2019.
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Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 210 pages) : illustrations (colour)

Call Numbers:

GT615 .H55 2019eb

ISBNs:

9781350056435 (hardback) [Invalid]
9781350056466 (online)
9781350056442 (epdf) [Invalid]
1350056464 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

10.5040/9781350056466 (source: None)

OCLC Numbers:

1121094781

Other Control Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 1114276518
[Unknown Type]: bfl000065948232