Fine Feathered Fellows: The 18th Century Macaroni

EPISODE NOTES:With his large coiffure and bright clothes, the Macaroni was a ubiquitous image in pamphlets, newspapers, and magazine in the 18th century. His unusual appearance and behavior made him a target and an icon.  Support us at :https://www.patreon.com/historyunhemmedhttps://anchor.fm/historyunhemmed/support Follow us on: Instagram: @history_unhemmed Facebook: History Unhemmed Thank you! <3 Resources: Hanley-Smith, Natalie. “Gossip and Sexual Transgression in ‘English Society’ in 1790s’ Naples.” Journal for Eighteenth Century Studies, Volume 44, Issue 1 (March 2021). Pp. 59-75. McNeil, Peter. “‘That doubtful gender’: Macaroni Dress and Male Sexualities.” Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture, 3, no. 4 (November 1, 1999). Pp. 411-447. McNeil, Peter. Pretty Gentlemen: Macaroni Men and the Eighteenth-century Fashion World. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. Rauser, Amelia. “Hair, Authenticity, and the Self-Made Macaroni.” Eighteenth-Century Studies,Vol. 38, No. 1, Hair (Fall, 2004), Pp. 101-117. Rictor Norton, "The Macaroni Club: Homosexual Scandals in 1772", Homosexuality in Eighteenth-Century England: A Sourcebook, 19 December 2004, updated 10 Feb. 2021 <http://rictornorton.co.uk/eighteen/macaroni.htm>. Jody Greene, ‘Public Secrets: Sodomy and the Pillory in the Eighteenth Century and Beyond’ in The Eighteenth Century, vol. 44 (2003), Pp.203-32. Amelia Rauser, ‘Hair, Authenticity and the Self-Made Macaroni’, in Eighteenth-Century Studies, vol.38 (2004), Pp.101-17.