Takis, The Meta-Suit - De-Re-Constructing The Ultimate Masculine Attire

Fashion seems an ever-changing phenomenon, defining the particular social and sexual mores of various epochs. Despite this fluidity, the male suit has proved itself a persistent Euro-Western globalised archetype, implicated in performances of power and masculinity since 1666. This practice-based doctoral study analyses and challenges the enduring form of this ubiquitous ensemble - specifically the late 19th-century lounge suit with matching jacket and trousers - maintaining that how it is...