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PARIS IS BURNING

RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE

FIRST MAPPING EXERSISE

ERIK KESSELS

VOGUE - JILL KORTLEVE

ARIE VERSLUIS EN ELLIE UYTTENBROEK

LECTURE ALEXANDER

AMY SUO WU

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RESEARCH GARMENT

THE SUIT IS A TRADITIONAL FORM OF MEN'S FORMAL CLOTHES IN THE WESTERN WORLD.

WOMEN'S WALKING SUITS, 1894

Although the man's European tailored suit is commonly perceived as the ultimate conservative costume of Western culture, Eastern influences or extravagant variations on the tailored suit have been adopted by many subcultures over the last century as a matter of fashion or social identity. As early as 1922, Emily Post addressed what she termed the "freak American suit" in her influential guide Etiquette:

You will see it everywhere, on Broadway of every city and Main Street of every town, on the boardwalks and beaches of coast resorts, and even in remote farming villages. It comes up to hit you in the face year after year in all its amazing variations: waist-line under the arm pits, "trick" little belts, what-nots in the cuffs; trousers so narrow you fear they will burst before your eyes, pockets placed in every position, buttons clustered together in a tight little row or reduced to one. Such progressive styles may not reflect the international tastes or etiquette.

UNISEX SUIT

SUIT ASSOCIATIONS: POWER, SMART, MONEY, DECENT, BUSINESS, TIE, FORMAL, SOPHISTICATED, TWO PIECE, BLOUSE

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