Ranging from portraits by Joshua Reynolds to snaps of Harry Styles, this exhibition at the V&A in London (19 March–6 November) takes a sweeping look at men’s fashion over the centuries. With 100 artworks and 100 outfits thematically across three galleries – entitled ‘Undressed’, ‘Overdressed’, and ‘Redressed’ – the show ranges from explorations of elite attire through history to the origins of English country tailoring, and from shifting styles over the course of the 20th century to the variety of contemporary fashion across the globe. Find out more from the V&A’s website.
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Portrait of Charles Coote, 1st Earl of Bellamont (1738-1800), in Robes of the Order of the Bath (1773–74), Joshua Reynolds. Photo: © National Gallery of Ireland
Gucci Pre-Fall 2019 men’s tailoring campaign. Courtesy Gucci
The Age of Bronze (L’Age d’Airain) (1880; cast in 1914), Auguste Rodin. Photo: © Victoria and Albert Museum
Alessandro Michele for Gucci. Look 7 FW 2015. Courtesy Gucci
Jean-Baptiste Belley (2014), Omar Victor Diop. Courtesy MAGNIN-A Gallery, Paris; © Omar Victor Diop
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