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Insights & Commentary: Exploring Menswear, Fashion Curation, and Cultural Narratives

This section explores how menswear is curated, archived, and understood, from museum exhibitions to contemporary fashion narratives. Drawing on academic research and industry experience, I share critical perspectives that connect fashion history, curation, and current practice.

Stone Island on Tour


    Four men in 18th-century attire, with a dog, stand and sit near a tree and urn. Rich colors, ornate coats, and historical setting.

    I spoke to The Guardian today about the rise of Stone Island in the UK and its historical precedents.


    “The football casuals of the 1980s were, in many ways, the modern-day equivalents of the young men embarking on the Grand Tour in the 18th century, rather than bringing back art and antiquities, they brought back Italian menswear.”


    Image: A Conversation Piece in Rome, c.1760. With apologies to Nathaniel Dance-Holland


    Link to the article in the comments below.


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