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In 1666, King Charles II introduced a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. This text examines the inspiration behind this royal revolution in masculine attire, showing how the ideology of modern English masculinity was a self-consciously political and public creation.

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"[This] is an important contribution to our understanding of the transformations in England's economic, political, and social order between 1550 and 1850. Kuchta handles his assumptions, sources, and arguments with sure-handed grace."-Susan Kingsley Kent, author of Gender and Power in Britain, 1640 to 1990

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Conspicuous Constructions 2. The Old Sartorial Regime, 1550--1688 3. The Seventeenth-Century Fashion Crisis 4. The Three-Piece Suit 5. Masculinity in the "Age of Chivalry," 1688--1832 6. The Making of the Self-Made Man, 1750--1850 7. Inconspicuous Consumption Notes Bibliography

The ThreePiece Suit and Modern Masculinity

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    Publisher: University of California Press
    Publication Date: 21/05/2002
    ISBN13: 9780520214934, 978-0520214934
    ISBN10: 0520214935
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    Gender studies: men and boys

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    In 1666, King Charles II introduced a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. This text examines the inspiration behind this royal revolution in masculine attire, showing how the ideology of modern English masculinity was a self-consciously political and public creation.

    Trade Review
    "[This] is an important contribution to our understanding of the transformations in England's economic, political, and social order between 1550 and 1850. Kuchta handles his assumptions, sources, and arguments with sure-handed grace."-Susan Kingsley Kent, author of Gender and Power in Britain, 1640 to 1990

    Table of Contents
    List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Conspicuous Constructions 2. The Old Sartorial Regime, 1550--1688 3. The Seventeenth-Century Fashion Crisis 4. The Three-Piece Suit 5. Masculinity in the "Age of Chivalry," 1688--1832 6. The Making of the Self-Made Man, 1750--1850 7. Inconspicuous Consumption Notes Bibliography

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