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Museum of Resistance and Resilience

Significance

Although this moment in fashion history appears to be a fad, the radical presentation of menswear brought significant social change through its conceptual transformation of masculinity. Furthermore, it normalized LGBT fashion, and more individuals were released from the uniform chains of conformity and allowed the room to explore their identity through their attire, regardless of their gender. These principles and beliefs have carried into modern times and can be seen in the wide and colorful variety in men's fashion sector and the emergence of androgynous fashion.

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This cover of the for The Daily Telegraph Magazine is a photograph of Terence Stamp taken by Hans Feurer in 1968. Seated in the background is Douglas Hayward, a stylist who worked with celebrities. Stamps sports a double breasted jacket, an iconic clothing item during the Peacock Revolution, with braided lapels on a black barathea suit. This image depicts a milder version of the male fashion during this era while still containing several elements, like the blue ascot, that were very relevant. Starting in London, the Peacock revolution transformed menswear with its feminine amelioration and was nonconformist to the strict definition of masculinity and masculine clothing.