About

This publication looks at menswear as a way of understanding masculinity, culture and identity. The work comes from long-term research, archive practice, fieldwork and the systems that shape how men dress and behave.

I write about:

• menswear and its histories

• masculinity and its pressures

• class, subculture and football culture

• design systems, labour and material decisions

You’ll get one article a week, usually drawn from research connected to the Westminster Menswear Archive, ongoing academic projects, or fieldwork across menswear, culture and design.

If you’re new, these are useful starting points:
The most contested wall in British football
The wrong people in the right clothes
Lamppost Loyal: Football Stickers and the Making of Belonging

Andrew Groves
Menswear / Archives / Systems