Peacock Revolution: American Masculine Identity and Dress in the Sixties and Seventies (Dress and Fashion Research)

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. 0featuring 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. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Half-title 3 Title 5 Copyright 6 Dedication 7 Contents 9 List of Illustrations 11 Preface 13 1. American Masculinity, Identity, and Dress 1800–1960 19 American masculinity and the postrevolution New Man 19 American masculinity during the Second Industrial Revolution 21 Undermining forces on American masculinity 23 Crisis of masculinity 28 American masculine identity in dress before the Peacock Revolution 31 Individuality in dress 35 Conclusion 45 2. New Masculine Identities in the Postwar Counterculture 49 The Beat Generation 49 Other nonconformists of the 1950s 53 The teenager as a new demographic 55 Conclusion 64 3. Youthquake 67 The Generation Gap 67 Counterculture movements 69 The love movement 75 Inchoate movements 80 Hair wars 88 The sexual revolution 91 Conclusion 98 4. The Peacock Revolution 103 The JFK transition 103 The Teddy Boys 104 The Mods 107 The British Invasion 110 Carnaby Street 112 The Peacock Revolution in America 114 The Gay Panic of the Peacock Revolution 117 A new notion of fashion for men 119 Suit innovations and revivals 1960–75 123 Informality in suiting 1960–72 127 Peacock splendor 131 Unisex 141 Sexual exhibitionism 146 Fashion from the street 154 Protest tribal dress and identities 157 Multicultural influences on the Peacock Revolution 162 Black Power and black identity in dress 166 Peacock Revolution accessories 174 Thermidor of the Peacock Revolution 1972–75 180 Conclusion 187 Notes 191 Bibliography 213 Index 223 "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 "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 Publishing. "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"--Back cover The Peacock Revolution in menswear of the 1960s came as a profound shock to much of America. Men's long hair and vividly colored, sexualised 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