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Menswear through the ages: V&A holds its first male fashion exhibition

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Gallery: The Modern Day Corset Top Is The Latest Celebrity-Approved Fashion Trend (ELLE (UK))"We wanted to do an exhibition about menswear because we wanted to celebrate its diversity ranging from the historical to the contemporary and the approach to the show was to look at both fashion and art," Claire Wilcox, senior curator of fashion at the V&A, said. "We start. . .

with a male body and how that's been shaped and fashioned over the years. We move into the central section, which deals with the exuberance of male fashion from the 18th century to the present. . .

then the final section we look at the suit, how it's been redressed, dissolved, remade and how (its) language. . . continues into the present day. "The Gucci dress worn by Styles is among outfits that sparked online viral moments, including a black tuxedo ballgown by Christian Siriano worn by "Pose" actor Billy Porter.

Another Porter outfit on show is a Randi Rahm grey suit and embroidered cloak with a hot pink lining. The exhibition also features outfits seen on famous names like Marlene Dietrich, David Bowie and Sam Smith as well as a Haider Ackermann black sparkly suit worn by actor Timothee Chalamet at the premiere of sci-fi movie "Dune". "Contemporary menswear is in a position of great strength at the moment," Wilcox said. "They're drawing on a wide availability of ideas and fabrics and concepts and young designers such as Edward Crutchley, Harris Reed, Grace Wales Bonner. . .

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