The Century of Women

Messbarger, Rebecca

doi:10.3138/9781442680661

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“…Fashion illustrations and news, alongside other articles and stories, were copied and reproduced all over Europe, which helps to explain their wide influence. 36 For example, in 1827 Magasin reproduced a French fashion plate published in Petit Courier des Dames in 1826. The full-length French woman was, with only minor adjustments, copied into the Swedish magazine, where she was accompanied by a male costume of unknown provenance (Figures 1 and 2).…”

Section: Fashion In Focusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Too anxious to please: moralising gender in fashion magazines in the early nineteenth century

Andersson

2020

History of Retailing and Consumption

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The turn of the nineteenth century witnessed a rise in fashion and ladies' magazines across Europe. With an emerging consumer culture and the rise of the middle class, these magazines offer glimpses into important societal changes. A new gender order was being established, and magazines were one area where developing gender values were articulated. Setting out from the Swedish magazine Magasin för konst, nyheter och moder, this article analyses gender-related values, focusing on the importance of being fashionable and on amorous liaisons and marriages. The results show a distinct ambiguity in values, with contradictory images of women's ideal behaviour, and the international influence on the making of a Swedish middle class.

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Section: Fashion In Focusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Although part of contemporary discourse, including huge debates and discussions on the perils of luxury, serious discussion in a fashion magazine is nonetheless surprising. 68 Together with an illustration of 'an elegant sofa', the following critique was provided:…”

Section: The Importance Of Being Fashionablementioning

confidence: 99%