Essays about: "Raoul Christian Carlos"

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  1. 1. ‘One Dress – One Nation!’ : The societal implications of King Gustav III’s National Costume in late eighteenth-century Swedish Court Society

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Raoul Christian Carlos; [2021]
    Keywords : Gustav III; King Gustav III of Sweden; National Costume; Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta; Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta s Diary; Court Society; Gustavian Court; Early Modernity; Early Modern Period; Dress History; Fashion Studies; Nationella Dräkten; Reflexioner; Kung Gustav III av Sverige; Gustav III; Hedvig Elisabeth Charlottas Dagbok; Svenska Adel; Kungahuset; Dräkthistoria;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the societal implications of Gustav III’s national costume in the context of Swedish court society during the late eighteenth century. With the aims of uncovering King Gustav III’s view of the National Costume and its role in Swedish court society, as well as how we can understand the National Costume’s meaning for the aristocracy in late eighteenth-century Sweden, this thesis presents a post-structural textual analysis of Gustav III’s (1806) REFLEXIONER, angående en ny nationel klädedrägt (Reflections concerning a new national costume) in order to uncover King Gustav III’s perception of and ideology behind the national costume. READ MORE