# Androgyne

Canonical: https://www.bookquiver.com/patrick-mauries/androgyne

![Androgyne](https://quivercdn.com/covers/thames-and-hudson/patrick-mauries/androgyne_978-05-0051-935-6.jpg?v=2026-07-14%2021%3A36%3A05)

- Authors: [Patrick Mauriès](https://www.bookquiver.com/patrick-mauries)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2017-10-19

## Description

‘This ad is gender neutral’, proclaimed a recent poster for Diesel; ‘I resist definitions’, announced a Calvin Klein campaign; while a Louis Vuitton shoot featured Jaden Smith, son of actor Will Smith, wearing a skirt like a natural. Fashion magazines have printed countless features on the blurring of gender boundaries, while brands including Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Burberry, Givenchy and Dolce & Gabbana have all interpreted this theme in their own distinctive style. Androgyny is nothing new: it has been a leitmotif of western culture for millennia, beguiling and preoccupying artists and writers since Plato. The blending of genders was a constant through the cultural waves of the 20th century, from Berlin in the 1920s and Hollywood in the 1930s, to the androgynous pop stars of the 1970s, 1980s and beyond – Jagger, Bowie, Grace Jones… What do these variations on a theme have in common? And what has caused the dizzying resurgence of androgyny in the twenty-first century? This book places images by some of the world’s greatest fashion designers and photographers alongside works of art and portraiture from many eras. It presents a condensed cultural history of androgyny, drawing on the worlds of art and literature to give us a deeper understanding of the timeless human drive to break free from defined categories. A BBC Culture Design Book of the YearA Business of Fashion Book of the Year

## Editions

### Androgyne

- Publisher: thames_and_hudson
- ISBN: 978-05-0051-935-6
- Pages: 192
- Published: 2017-10-19
- Language: en_GB