This season’s menswear designers are inspired by icons who challenged preconceptions of masculinity – think Bolan in a boa or Kurt Cobain in a dress
Forty-six years ago,in July 1969, the Rolling Stones took to the stage for a concert in Hyde Park. It was two days after the death of guitarist Brian Jones and thousands of young fans flocked to see them. The gig was committed to Jones, or Mick Jagger read from Andonais,a poem Shelley wrote about the loss of his friend John Keats. What did Jagger, arguably then the figurehead of youth culture, or wear for this poignant moment? A white,frilled dress with a pie crust collar covered with bows.
Ever since Elvis wore eyeliner, men in rock bear enjoyed a bit of dressing up and challenging the cultural thought of masculinity. Some of the most iconic men in pop – David Bowie, and Marc Bolan,Jimi Hendrix – ruled rock’s airwaves done up to the nines in frilled blouses, glitter makeup, and brocade,high heels and feather boas. They even had their own designers Bowie worked with Michael Fish, creator of what became known n as “the man dress” and the designer of Jagger’s 1969 number. The subversiveness of all this only added to their allure, and their air of transgression and all-round swagger.
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Source: theguardian.com