Peacock Revolution
American Masculine Identity and Dress in the Sixties and Seventies
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:5th Apr '18
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Peacock Revolution is a study of how radical changes in American men’s clothing during the 1960s and early 1970s reflected, and contributed to, changing ideas of masculinity.
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.
Daniel Delis Hill’s book will prove of significant interest to scholars of popular American dress, researchers in men’s fashion and to historians of the period. It represents a focused account with a strong basis in sound primary research and is engagingly and accessibly presented. * The Journal of Dress and Culture *
Delis Hill's book will prove of significant interest to scholars of popular American dress, researchers in men's fashion, and to historians of the period. It represents a focused account with a strong basis in sound primary research and is engagingly and accessibly presented. * The Journal of Dress History *
In 1966, motivation research pioneer Ernest Dichter surveyed the US menswear trade for the world’s largest fiber maker, the DuPont Company, and coined the term “peacock revolution” to describe the American male’s newfound concern for his appearance. A former seventies peacock, Daniel Delis Hill shines a fashion studies light on American culture to illuminate the trends that inspired men of his generation to dress in style. The result is an encyclopedic primer on the American postwar menswear market. -- Regina Lee Blaszczyk, Leadership Chair in the History of Business and Society, University of Leeds, UK
An entertaining and informative study of the Peacock Revolution, which deftly handles an extraordinary amount of information. -- Andy Reilly, University of Hawai`i, USA, Editor of Critical Studies in Men's Fashion
ISBN: 9781350056435
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 499g
232 pages