Critical Studies in Men’s Fashion examines the multi-faceted dimensions of men’s
appearance. It uses the holistic definition of dress as a means of examining
the tangible and intangible aspects of creating and maintaining appearance.
This journal is the first to exclusively focus on men’s dress and topics of
gender, identity, sexuality, culture, marketing and business will be discussed.
Men’s dress and fashion have been side-lined in scholarship, and this journal
provides a dedicated space for the discussion, analysis, and theoretical
development of men’s appearance from multiple disciplines. All articles are
double-blind peer-reviewed in order to maintain the highest standards of
scholastic integrity. Theoretical and empirical scholarship in the form of
original articles, manuscripts, research reports, pedagogy, and media reviews
are welcome.
Contributions
are welcome from any discipline, including but not limited to fashion studies,
anthropology, art, art history, business, consumer studies, cultural studies,
economics, gender studies, humanities, literature, marketing, psychology, queer
studies, religion, sociology, and textiles. Diverse viewpoints and methods are
encouraged.
The journal
will accept articles that are theoretical or empirical, from any discipline or
theoretical foundation. This is done in order to gain a broad understanding of
men and fashion and provide a platform that is diverse and accepting of
disparate viewpoints. In addition, the journal will also accept media reviews.
- Accessories
- Advertising imagery and appeals
- Androgyny
- Body image
- Branding
- Case studies of designers or leaders in the field of men’s fashion
- Changes in menswear due to immigration
- Children and adolescents
- Cosmetics and grooming practices
- Cultural aesthetics of masculinity
- Cross dressing (men in women’s clothing, women in men’s clothing)
- Economics of the menswear industry
- Education
- Ethics
- Fantasy and costuming/dressing up
- Fragrance
- Generational differences/age effects on fashion
- Identity
- History of men’s fashion
- Influence of television and film
- Legal aspects of the menswear industry
- Luxury goods
- Marketing strategies
- Modelling in the menswear industry
- Modernism/Postmodernism/Post Postmodernism
- Promotion in menswear industry
- Religious doctrine on men’s appearance
- Textiles and their use in menswear
- Semiotics
Articles
will be selected on their content, scholarship, and technical quality. The
content must be in line with the journals vision of advancing scholarship on
men and appearance.
Journal
contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication.
Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half
price.
Contact
areilly@hawaii.edu for paper discussions.
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