Essays about: "Directoire"

Found 1 essay containing the word Directoire.

  1. 1. Liberté, Égalité, Bien Habillée : Feminine socio-cultural norms from a fashion magazine in the context of the French Directoire, 1797–99

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Chiara Arghittu; [2022]
    Keywords : Fashion history; French Revolution; Directoire; Directory; Journal des Dames et des Modes; Gender history; Political history; Histoire de la mode; Révolution française; Directoire; Journal des Dames et des Modes; Histoire du genre; Histoire politique;

    Abstract : The Journal des Dames et des Modes started its publication in 1797 and was de facto the only popular and lasting fashion magazine aimed towards women since the fall of its predecessor, even prior to 1789. This study argues that this fashion magazine both reflected and constituted the mindset of the new regime’s elite. READ MORE