Alexander Vasiliev in Milan. "Sex and Fashion" 13 November 2026

Sex and Fashion: From the Diaghilev Era to the Madonna Era.
What tricks—both subtle and obvious—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 presentations, Alexander Vasilyev addresses such sensitive 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 trick, a ploy, or seduction?
How have feminism and machismo throughout history influenced the development of fashion?

Alexander Vasilyev offers a fresh perspective on fashion—the perspective of an attentive, experienced historian viewed through the lens of 20th-century social mores.