HOME VISIT WHAT’S ON COLLECTIONS LEARN JOIN & SUPPORT SHOP EXHIBITION Opening on Saturday, 19 March 2022 Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear £20.00 \ \ GET TICKETS HIGHLIGHTS EVENTS FEATURES +44 (0)20 7942 2000 Opening on Saturday, 19 March 2022 The Sainsbury Gallery £20.00 This exhibition contains some depictions of nudity. BOOK NOW Members visit free – join now At a moment of unprecedented creativity in men's fashion and reflection on gender, we will explore how designers, tailors and artists – and their clients and sitters – have constructed and performed masculinity, and unpicked it at the seams. SHARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH View sponsor statement EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS Craig Green SS21, photography by Amy Gwatkin Autumn Winter 2020 Flower Boy two-piece set, by Orange Culture, photographed by Mikey Oshai, image courtesy of Adebayo Oke-Lawal. © Orange Culture Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese by Sofonisba Anguissola, about 1560. Courtesy of The National Gallery of Ireland Harris Reed Fluid Romanticism 001. Courtesy Harris Reed. Photo: Giovanni Corabi Wales Bonner Spring/Summer 2015 Afrique. Photo: Dexter Lander Wool coat and trousers, and silk top hat, United States, 1845 – 53. Museum nos. T.176-1965, T.121-1949, T.177-1965, T.107-1937. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Jean-Baptiste Belley, by Omar Victor Diop, 2014, Pigment inkjet print on Harman by Hahnemühle paper. Courtesy MAGNIN-A Gallery, Paris. © Omar Victor Diop Chris Steele-Perkins, Market Tavern, Bradford, England, 1976 . © Chris Steele-Perkins/Magnum Photos Alessandro Michele for Gucci. Look 7 FW 2015. Courtesy of Gucci PLAN A VISIT MEMBERSHIP Become a member and enjoy free access to exhibitions, previews, priority booking, freshly curated content and much more. JOIN TODAY EVENTS ONLINE WORKSHOPS Introduction to Fashion Illustration (Sat AM) £240.00 | Saturday, 12 February 2022 – Saturday, 19 March 2022 MORE INFO ONLINE WORKSHOPS Introduction to Fashion Illustration (Sun AM) £240.00 | Sunday, 13 February 2022 – Sunday, 20 March 2022 MORE INFO FEATURES READ About the Fashioning Masculinities exhibition Find out about the first major V&A exhibition to celebrate the art of menswear COLLECTIONS Fashion EXPLORE FASHIONING MASCULINITIES: THE ART OF MENSWEAR Background image: Gucci Pre-Fall 2019 Men's Tailoring Campaign. Creative Director: Alessandro Michele. Art Director: Christopher Simmonds. Photographer & Director: Harmony Korine. Courtesy of Gucci. BACK TO THE TOP Sign up to our emails Hear about collections, exhibitions, courses and events from the V&A and ways you can support us. You can change your preferences or opt out of hearing from us at any time using the unsubscribe link in our emails. Read our full privacy notice. Victoria and Albert Museum OPENING HOURS Wednesday–Sunday, 10.00–17.45 Admission is free Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL +44 (0)20 7942 2000 hello@vam.ac.uk ABOUT THE V&A About us Contact us National work International work Research Conservation Sustainability Press Jobs PLAN A VISIT Getting here Disability & access Map of the V&A Gallery closures Eat & drink Friday Late What's On RESOURCES Explore the Collections V&A Academy National Art Library Study Rooms Archives Blog JOIN & SUPPORT Membership Corporate partnerships FuturePlan Donate COMMERCIAL Shop Licensing Publishing V&A images Exhibitions for hire Venue hire V&A FAMILY Young V&A V&A Dundee V&A at Design Society, Shekou V&A East Privacy notice and cookies Terms of use Accessibility statement © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2021 Cookies Our website uses cookies (small data files that are placed on your device). We use necessary cookies to make our website work for you, and we’d like to set additional cookies to help us to understand how you use our site – and help us improve it. These additional cookies help us to deliver content from other sites and services. We also share information about your use of our website with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. We won’t use these additional cookies unless you allow us. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preference. Cookie policy Accept additional cookies Manage cookie settings