{"product_id":"deco-dandy-designing-masculinity-in-1920s-paris-9781526164902","title":"Deco Dandy: Designing Masculinity in 1920s Paris","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeco dandy\u003c\/i\u003e contests the supposedly exclusive feminine aspect of the \u003ci\u003estyle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003emoderne\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautifully produced and elegantly written, to say \u003ci\u003eDeco Dandy\u003c\/i\u003e is an important book is an understatement. It is an instant classic.'\u003cbr\u003eJoseph McBrinn, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Design History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Copiously illustrated, Potvin’s six chapters allow us to observe how the films of L’Herbier, the paintings of Dardel, and the dances of Börlin, along with the pages of \u003ci\u003eMonsieur \u003c\/i\u003eand a few other journals of the time, disseminated a fascinating array of images that register overlapping notions of modern style, movement, interior design, sartorial elegance, masculinity, effeminacy, androgyny, and same-sex eroticism...'\u003cbr\u003eMichael Lucey, \u003ci\u003eFrench Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A truly important book about a critically formative period in modern times, this book is highly recommended.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSun News Tucson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Deco, the ensemble and \u003ci\u003eEinfühlung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 Shame and melancholia \u003cbr\u003e3 Silhouette and movement \u003cbr\u003e4 Décor and sobriety\u003cbr\u003e5 Elegance and civilization \u003cbr\u003e6 Industry and luxury \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041031487831,"sku":"9781526164902","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526164902.jpg?v=1750948674","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/deco-dandy-designing-masculinity-in-1920s-paris-9781526164902","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}