Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Why does it seem like modern men's fashion—with its almost exclusively neutral color palette and homogenous silhouettes—is so limited compared to women's? It certainly wasn't always that way, as we can easily look back at historical menswear that was full of color and variety. It turns out this trend is an observed historical phenomenon called "The Great Masculine Renunciation." So let's explore some possible explanations—class tensions, philosophical foundations, and questions of purpose—for why menswear continues to be, well... a bit dull.

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*VIDEO CONTENTS*
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - The Great Male Renunciation
02:52 - Chapter One, Eat the Rich
05:49 - Chapter Two, The Rational Masculine
06:56 - Rationalism & Mind-Body Dualism
08:30 - Immanuel Kant's Theory of Aesthetics
10:56 - Chapter Three, A Man's Purpose
13:56 - Chapter Four, Concluding Remarks

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