Essays about: "Viivi Laakkonen"

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  1. 1. Finland's Biggest Dress Party : A Study of the Role of Women's Appearances at the Independence Day Reception

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Modevetenskap

    Author : Viivi Laakkonen; [2018]
    Keywords : dress; fashion; communication; media representation; Independence Day reception; fashion studies; media studies; semiology; fashion media discourse; Linnan juhlat;

    Abstract : Finland’s Biggest Dress Party – A Study of the Role of Women’s Appearances at the Independence Day Reception, aims to understand the role of dresses at Finland’s Independence Day Reception by focusing on how the reception has earned a title “Finland’s biggest dress party”, and meanings behind the dresses. The aims are studied combining fashion and media studies in three analytical chapters focusing on the media’s development and influence, how the dresses work as a communication tool and what kind of messages are sent through dresses, and Finnishness and national identity in the dresses. READ MORE