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Sex and Fashion: From the Era of Diaghilev to the Era of Madonna. Lecture by Alexander Vasilyev
Date & Time
Saturday, September 12, 2026
20:00 – 22:30
Admission
From €35
Buy TicketsDate & Time
Saturday, September 12, 2026
20:00 – 22:30
Admission
From €35
Buy Tickets• What hidden and obvious tricks do we all resort to in clothing to appeal to the opposite sex?
• How did changes in the perception of sex affect the development of fashion in the 20th century?
• What were the canons of male and female beauty in the last century?
In his speeches, Alexander Vasilyev touches on topics that are as delicate as they are provocative: sex, eroticism, and gender relations. He examines how religion, philosophy, cultural and sexual revolutions, as well as the evolution of gender roles, influenced the formation and development of fashion.
• What is fashion in this context—a trick, a ruse, the art of seduction?
• How were feminism and machismo of different eras reflected in style?
Alexander Vasilyev offers a new perspective on fashion—the perspective of an attentive and experienced historian through the prism of 20th-century social mores.
Alexander Vasilyev is a Russian musician and lyricist, best known as the frontman and primary songwriter of Splean, a St. Petersburg alternative rock band formed in 1994. Splean are regarded as one of the most intellectually and musically sophisticated bands in Russian rock, known for poetic lyrics and melodic complexity. Vasilyev also maintains a solo career and is a published poet.