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1900s Masculinity
Masculinity in the 1900s was typically associated with circus strongmen with broad, curly mustaches. -
1910s Masculinity
Masculinity in the 1910s was associated with money, power, a rich lifestyle and utter elegance. It was common for men to wear suits and monocles as well as other accessories. -
1920s Masculinity
Silent movies and cinema were all the rage in the 1920s and young, boyish, handsome actors became the desired male phenomena. -
1930s Masculinity
During the 1930s mustaches became ever-popular among the new wave of film stars. The mix of strong men with handsome mustaches became a figure of masculinity. -
1940s Masculinity
The big event of the 1940s was of course World War II. In this time, military masculinity became extremely popular in both men and women. -
1950s Masculinity
Free spirits and tough boys reined during the 1950s, 60s and 70s as every leather-jacket wearing man imitated Elvis Presley while riding their Indian motorcycle. These people later became known as "greasers" after the movie Grease. -
1960s Masculinity
Freedom of self expression and hippie values were crazy in the 60s, along with music. Music was increasingly popular throughout the decades to come and influenced masculinity just as it does here. -
1970s Masculinity
The 1970s brought back an age of strongmen, mixed with film stars and action movies. John Rambo and Arnold Schwarzenegger were hot topics as a result of their sun-drenched muscles and cliche hairstyles. -
1980s Masculinity
Male crop tops and Baywatch domineered the 1980s as masculinity was shoved back and forth between young film stars and older bodybuilders. Music also played a heavy part, with the long hairstyles making a return. -
1990s Masculinity
The 1990s continued on the 1980s young teen masculinity favour, with new music styles coming out grunge became popular and everyone wanted to look like the heads of the genre, mimicking Kurt Cobain and others. -
2000s Masculinity
Six-packs, tattoos, expensive clothing lines and perfumes: the 2000s produced masculinity in athletes and sport stars. Music popularity began to crumble and with the increasing quality of movie production, more buff masculine figures were produced. -
2010s Masculinity
The fashion-style of the 2010s comprised of hipsters and axe-wielding lumberjacks from Oregon, US. The styles are still ongoing.
