Brian Centrone

Been busy being a fashion historian!

Men are showing their stomachs in crop tops. Why some may shy away from the trend. Experts say people shouldn't be afraid to express themselves through fashion, and that it's OK to step out of your comfort zone.

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Men are showing their stomachs in crop tops. Why some may shy away from the trend. Experts say people shouldn't be afraid to express themselves through fashion, and that it's OK to step out of your comfort zone.

The answer will always be Scenes from a Mall.

My peer-reviewed article on gray sweatpants, racism, po*******hy, and social media is out now in:
, & 10.1-2, a very special 10th Anniversary double issue!

10th Anniversary Special Issue: ‘Q***r Style and P**n Chic’ | Intellect Intellect Discover is the platform where Intellect's content lives: Browse publications for scholars and practitioners teaching and researching in the arts, media and creative industries. 

I was reminded that yesterday was the 10th anniversary of the publication of my debut novel, . The book has been out of print for many years now. More years than it was in print. Strange.

My debut solo curated exhibition is now open!

I don’t know how the release of this slipped by me, but my book review of ‘The Honor Dress of the Movement,’ was published in the summer issue of The Journal of Dress by The Association of Dress Historians. Starts on page 120.
https://dresshistorians.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Summer%20Issue%202022_2.pdf

I want to read your stories! Submit!!

Open Call: Dress Him Up New Lit Salon Press is pleased to announce an open call for Dress Him Up, the follow-up to Dress You Up: A Capsule Collection of Fashionable Fiction.

Okay everyone! Join me this Thursday as Frankie New and I help Q***r Up Barbie and Fashion. We’ll be looking at how Bob Mackie created a legacy of designer collaborations with Barbie/Mattel in our paper: The Mackie Mold. Registration is free!

Q***ring popular culture: FCVC Network Virtual Seminar From Barbie to q***r characters in Indian cinema, join us to find out more from emerging researchers.

More exciting news! My review of has been published online. The print version will be available in the fall issue of DRESS by Costume Society of America.

Thank you to my extraordinary editor Ingrid Mida for helping to make this happen. We were up against a crazy deadline, but we did it!

I would also like to acknowledge the talented and hardworking professionals in the conservation departments at the The Met: Costume Institute & The Met: American Paintings and Sculpture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. They aren’t credited enough for the immensely challenging work they did to ensure safe display for this exhibition.

In America: A Lexicon of Fashion & An Anthology of Fashion Published in Dress: The Journal of the Costume Society of America (Ahead of Print, 2022)

Ooo. Even more exciting news! I have been selected to present my thesis research, “The Cunning Wrinkle of Newness” at this year’s menswear-themed The Costume Society conference! I cannot wait to share the significance of the trouser crease with a whole new audience!

Dressed in our Parisian Best and prepared to present at with Frank New.
Barbie’s European Tour: The Influence of Parisian Fashion that Shaped an Icon.

The has created a monthly virtual seminar series which kicked off 7 July. I will be co-presenting on 6 October for the Q***r Cultures Seminar, where my topic will be how Bob Mackie made Barbie Sparkle. More details to follow. Register today!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fashion-bodies-fcvc-network-virtual-seminar-series-tickets-379679781447

Exciting news! My first peer-reviewed article is available digitally. Print version to come next year. “Grey sweatpants and the # Challenge: Recuperating the Black p***s” is published in the Fashion, Style, & Popular Culture Journal. You can purchase the article directly, or you can see if your library subscribes to the journal. If they do not, request that they do! The abstract is free to read at the site below.

Grey sweatpants and the #Challenge: Recuperating the Black p***s: Ingenta Connect Fast Track Article

Good news everyone! I have extended the call for ! You now have until the end of August to send me your best take on fashioning or refashioning the male identity. Send those stories my way!

https://newlitsalonpress.com/open-call-dress-him-up/

Open Call: Dress Him Up New Lit Salon Press is pleased to announce an open call for Dress Him Up, the follow-up to Dress You Up: A Capsule Collection of Fashionable Fiction.

I’ve started reading submissions for . If you haven’t submitted yet, there’s still time. I’m looking for fiction stories about fashion and the male identity. Delight me, surprise me, entice me. All are welcome. Submit! https://newlitsalonpress.com/open-call-dress-him-up/

Open Call: Dress Him Up New Lit Salon Press is pleased to announce an open call for Dress Him Up, the follow-up to Dress You Up: A Capsule Collection of Fashionable Fiction.

I’m extremely excited to announce that it’s time to !

was such a wonderful collection to edit that I wanted to do it again. But this time it’s the men’s turn…with a twist.

An early 15th century English proverb stated, “clothes make the man.” An earlier classical Greek one claimed, “the man is his clothing.” If both are true, what kind of man is being made? Dress Him Up: A Tailored Collection of Bespoke Fiction seeks submissions of short stories between 1,000 and 3,000 words that explore the connection between menswear and the creation of the male identity.

For the full call, follow the link below, and get ready to Dress HIM Up!

Open Call: Dress Him Up New Lit Salon Press is pleased to announce an open call for Dress Him Up, the follow-up to Dress You Up: A Capsule Collection of Fashionable Fiction.

I’m getting ready to . Join me!

Still need to get a holiday gift for the fashion lover in your life? Why not gift them the short story anthology I edited, , as featured in this gift guide. Fashion never read so chic!

Heartland Society Presents: 2021 Gift Guide Check out this US letter designed by Tiffany Shull.

A master storyteller at work! Congratulations to Su! Fingers crossed 🤞 Now go read her story and all the other incredible stories in this collection!

This coming Thursday I will be moderating a author reading and panel discussion for DRESS YOU UP, the fashion-themed short story collection I edited. Please add to you calendar and join me!

Poets and Writers: Dress You Up - Westchester Community College Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Location: Online, attend via Zoom Meeting ID: 818 1580 2635 Passcode: 691328

Join me this coming Thursday and hear the stories behind Dress You Up!

Dress You Up Author Reading
November 18, 2021, at 7 PM EST
Poets & Writers series at Westchester Community College

Dress You Up is a collection of twelve diverse stories that speak to the multiple ways fashion is more than just the clothes we wear. The writers will read from their respective stories, followed by a discussion with the editor, Brian Centrone, about how their stories help us understand the ways fashion can shape who we are or who we want to be. This fully illustrated anthology highlights how the clothing and accessories we wear or covet often reflect past memories, present challenges, or future hopes and dreams. The stories focus on diverse themes such as trauma and healing, perception and identity, love and loss, hopes and dreams. Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 7 PM EST. Online via Zoom.

*Scheduled to appear: Susan Carey, Cheney Luttich, Gabriella Brand, P. J. Schaefer, Larissa Hikel.

Poets and Writers: Dress You Up - Westchester Community College Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Location: Online, attend via Zoom Meeting ID: 818 1580 2635 Passcode: 691328

In case you missed me go Behind-the-Seams with NYU Steinhardt Costume Studies about my book , you can catch the replay here.

Interview with Editor and NYU Costume Studies Alumnus @briancentrone Dress You Up illustrations by @stephenweaves207

Join me on IG Live today at 2pm EST when I go Behind-the-Seams with NYU Steinhardt Costume Studies about the anthology I edited, : A Capsule Collection of Fashionable Fiction.

Join me LIVE this Sunday as I Go Behind-the-Seams of with NYU Steinhardt Costume Studies! https://mailchi.mp/4cf65a90fe0a/behind-the-seams-live-with-brian-centrone

You’re Invited: Go behind-the-seams live with Brian Centrone I am beyond excited to kick off the first in a series of Instagram Live discussions hosted by the NYU Costume Studies department. Please join me live on Sunday, September 26 at 2 PM EST when I go behind-the-seams of Dress You Up.

This is happening next Sunday! Set a reminder!

Mark your calendars! Brian Centrone + NYU Steinhardt Costume Studies IG Live. Next Sunday, September 26 at 2pm! Don’t miss it.

Join me on Sunday, September 26 at 2pm EST for my first Instagram Live event with ! We will be talking about the Capsule Collection of Fashionable Fiction I edited. Follow me on IG and I will see you Live!

Some exciting news! My short essay, “The Color of Mourning”, has been published as part of Critical Read’s final series. You can read my essay here 👇🏻 and then stick around for the other short essays in the series.

Art Is Essential August 2021 - Critical Read Writers on the art that matters to them.

So Biden wore a tan suit today. Let’s review the lineage of that suit and why it’s significant, shall we?

1897 – John Singer Sargent, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Phelps Stokes (Mr. I. N. Phelps Stokes) | Fashion History Timeline 1897 – John Singer Sargent, Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Phelps Stokes (Mr. I. N. Phelps Stokes) Posted by Brian Centrone | Last updated Jan 11, 2020 | Published on Jan 12, 2020 | 1890-1899, 19th century, artwork analysis Though he stands in the shadows, Mr. I. N. Phelps Stokes’ suit sheds light on signif...

I’ve been working steadily on my second novel for some time now. I’m up to 62,000 words. My aim for the summer is to get to the end of act one, which I am close to. I’ve always known this was going to be an epic novel. It has three acts, each will probably be novel length in their own rite. Effectively I am writing the equivalent of three books. I know some of you have been asking when the second novel is coming out. Now you know why it’s taking so long!