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Vulnerability or masculinity: Examining “Aesthetic Labor” from male fashion models’ perspective

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  • Jie G. Fowler
  • Rongwei Chu
  • James W. Gentry
  • Himadri Roy Chaudhuri

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‘Masculinity’ is changing globally. We investigate the adjustments made by Chinese male models as they work in a domain that had previously belonged primarily to women. Using a liminal lens to view the models’ adjustments, the study discovered that they perceive themselves to be subordinated to other participants in the advertising industry: designers, makeup artists, directors, clients, and even female models. While the changing nature of ‘masculinity’ globally has created many more opportunities for male models, we found that the norms of the advertising industry require a major reinvention of the models’ self-perceptions of masculinity.

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  • Jie G. Fowler & Rongwei Chu & James W. Gentry & Himadri Roy Chaudhuri, 2016. "Vulnerability or masculinity: Examining “Aesthetic Labor” from male fashion models’ perspective," Journal of Global Fashion Marketing, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(4), pages 252-265, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rgfmxx:v:7:y:2016:i:4:p:252-265
    DOI: 10.1080/20932685.2016.1204239
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