Andrew Groves: Menswear Systems
Menswear as a system of power: class, masculinity, visibility, discipline and belonging.
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You Didn’t Get It From Us (opens the original)
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This Used to Be the Future (opens the original)
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Can a uniform escape its history? (opens the original)
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Never for Leather (opens the original)
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A black leather belt is probably the least remarkable item a man might wear. Almost invisible in its ordinariness. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vzZi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:ste
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Paid members receive access to existing research dossiers, archive-led studies and selected extended essays.01RESEARCH DOSSIERSSustained investigations in which clothing, images and institutions reveal wider systems of labour, authority, identity and control.<div class=
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