Alexander Vasiliev in Amsterdam. "Sex and Fashion" 25 October 2026
Sex and Fashion: From the Diaghilev Era to the Madonna Era.
What subtle and obvious tricks do we all use in our clothing to attract the opposite sex?
How did changes in the perception of sex influence the development of 20th-century fashion?
What were the standards of male and female beauty in the last century?
In his talks, Alexander Vasilyev addresses such delicate yet at the same time raw topics as sex, eroticism, and gender relations. He explores how religion, philosophy, cultural and sexual revolutions, and the evolution of gender relations influence the formation and development of fashion.
What is fashion in this context: a ploy, a ruse, or seduction?
How have feminism and machismo throughout history influenced the development of fashion?
Alexander Vasilyev offers a new perspective on fashion—the perspective of an attentive, experienced historian viewing it through the lens of 20th-century social mores.