ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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October 18, 2010

METRO/ROCK MASCULINITY RESEARCH: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  

Mark Healy. “4--Rein In Your Sport Shorts: Summersize It!” Gentlemen’s Quarterly. June 2008

“Summersize it” is telling about summer dress tips that is deemed appropriate. From swim suit, polo shirt and choosing sunglasses. it goes on to give guidelines on how to wear shorts in the summer with reference to JFK. This fell under the number four on the list of things to “Summersize”

In “4—Rein In Your Shorts” highlights the appropriate way to wear shorts and not only that but those ones that are a go for a metro man or a modern man considering a good reference made by Healy of JFK with a 1953 picture of him and a lady-I believe to be the First Lady- in khaki shorts that is right around his knees just as Healy is suggesting as a good or cool way to wear shorts.

This somehow draws a line between the boys and the men; not saying that boys don’t have the ability to be metro/rocky sexual. From my point of view, being a metro/rocky sexual is about responsibility. The responsibility of making sure that you are keeping up with just about everything sophisticated n proper (above average). In this exemplary make by Healy, he brought up JFK as an influencing factor to consider in the proper way to put on shorts and furthermore, the type. And going back to the 50th page where there is “The Sartorialist”. Here, “GQ’s eye on the street, Schott Schuman, captures the month’s best styles” and in this, a Yale student wearing a pair of shorts appropriately wrote, “I am not saying this dressing is for everyone but it’s more refreshing than another pair of cargo shorts topped with a goofy graphic tee”.

Devin Friedman.  “No.12 Style has (finally) returned to the sidelines: 73 reasons why we live in the golden age of football" Gentlemen's Quarterly. Sept 2008

Sweaty and rugged game of football having to be associated with cleanliness and style Running the No.12 position in “73 reasons why we live in the golden age of football”, the writer is emphasizes on how the conventional. An observation of the characteristics of older coaches as compared to younger coaches and their style of sports dressing. Praises gets enrooted to the stylish coaches who put in the effort to maintain fashionable appearance that also relates to their profession. Through style and experience, a metro/rock man commands his respect and admiration generally; if not in his field of profession.

“It’s only a game,” I am thinking other men of another type of masculinity would speak of it if a coach is noted for being too concerned with their looks or what they put on to a game but here is an author who goes to suggest that it would really be appreciated if new, vibrant and stylish coaches are given the chance to exhibit their prowess in the game. A promotion made here for younger, stylish and vibrant coaches is clearly demanding the combination of these two types of masculinity.

The reflection from this article is showing how times have changed so much that even in the game of football where spitting and injuries  are a daily routine of the game, “metro men” make it a point to keep up with their look as always and the game itself I would say is much related to “rocky” men as both coach and players stand in good physical health due to constant training. From the afore mentioned article, one of the new black coaches who was suggested better than older non-stylish coaches seem to have a well-built body. The obvious is that metro men of today, work outs in their physical exercise routine to maintain a rocky body. I believe that they are conscious of the fact that they don’t want to be misjudged as weak based on how stylish they appear and neither do they want to feel intimidated by a totally “rocky” man who is ignorant to style and neatness.

Jim Moore “Canada Goose Parkas” Gentlemen’s Quarterly. Nov 2008

The Canada goose parkas are being projected as a multi male sexuality coat as in how a metro man can put this on to the office and at the same time a vintage attitude which derived from the street is much urban related and can go for the rocky man of the city all in one.

There have been a few fashion products and accessories that are common to two types of masculinities. This is where by a single item can be worn by one type of masculinity and turned around in a different way and worn by another type of masculinity like how this ad/article is telling the reader about the various ways and places that this coat can be worn to.

Personally I think one can always turn things around in a way to suit that person provided you have a structured plan to use it and this is how Moore tries to convey to the reader that this coat goes to the metro man in the city as well as the “rock” man. It only comes down to the metro man donning his with a slim silky tie and a “rock” man might do it with a crew neck tee shirt. And even better, the metro/rock man has a perfect use for such parkas so as he can wear it in any way that fits the casual moments like the office and a regular window shopping walk

“Boost your style: Kenneth Cole Ad.”  Gentlemen’s Quarterly. Dec. 2008

As part of the metro masculinity promotion for the year Kenneth Cole teams up with Macy’s and a style correspondent Brett Fahlgren to transform young men across America from New York to San Fransisco  who are in need of fashion tutorials.

As to the tutorials based on the pictures being displayed in the ad, the young men here are been put on the road to a metro sexuality. Gary Kali Erfe as he stands in his before picture is showing off his muscles under the sweat shirt he has on. The obvious is, there is the “rocky” nature already embedded in his before and comparing his after picture that shows how he has been redefined by his introduction to metro-manhood.

Regardless of profession, the modern times are introducing more men who want or are inspired to behave gentlemanly or display an appreciable amount of decency and discipline. And to be taken serious in many ways, the metro man would see it important to have a look that says how serious he should be taken. A “rocky” man in preppy attire, standing with all the strength and confidence, by no means will he not be taken serious.

“Breitling. Instruments for professionals. “Vogue Men’s. Oct 2008

An ad promoting an item of true metro/rock desire. As known, it takes a metro man to have taste in quality as much as it would take a rocky man to have a use for a true man’s protégé. If time is money as it’s been said and money is masculinities as Paul Theroux says in “The Male Myth”, I should think it falls in place that a good time piece will add up to the idealism of a metro/rock character.

The model used for this ad is John Travolta. A renowned movie star whose multiple character play has mostly been that of a gentleman with an underlying hardness. He bears an intriguing yet receptive attitude that makes it hard to read him. This particular ad has been subsequently appearing in previous editions of both Vogue Men’s and GQ for the whole of 2007/2008 year.

Breitling watches are of great “metro” proportion. Eminent men have always patronized items like this which is ranking in the top of the line of watches for professionals among others like Rolex,Tag Heuer, and others.