Locating Men’s Underwear (On Campus)

Dr Shaun Cole (University of Southampton) is a writer, lecturer and curator, specialising in sexuality, gender and fashion and style. He is Associate Professor in Fashion and Co-Director of the ‘Intersectionalities: Politics – Identities – Cultures’ research group at University of Southampton. His most recent exhibitions are ‘Dandy Style’ (Manchester Art Gallery, 2022-3) and ‘Collecting Sue Clowes’ (Winchester Gallery, 2024-5). His publications include ‘Don We Now Our Gay Apparel’: Gay Men’s Dress in the Twentieth Century (2000), The Story of Men's Underwear (2010), Dandy Style: 250 Years of British Men’s Fashion and Gay Men’s Style: Fashion, Dress and Sexuality in the 21st Century (2023).

The Talking Through F/fashion seminar series provides a collaborative and intellectually rigorous forum for interdisciplinary researchers to explore how fashion shapes the narratives through which individuals and communities construct their personal and collective identities. These seminars showcase both established and emerging scholarship, encompassing diverse historical periods, geographical contexts, and methodological approaches—from empirical studies to theoretical frameworks and practice-based research. Our goal is to foster international dialogue and partnership among scholars interested in examining and critically engaging with fashion's role in identity formation and storytelling. The seminar is hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University’s .

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