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is worthy of re-evaluation from a feminist perspective, not least because the interior is, at times, allowed to operate as a personally meaningful space for the negotiation of complex feminine subjectivities." In addition, Lafitte showcased the sporting abilities of women, launching several prizes
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started as a bimonthly society magazine and before the First World War its editorial coverage was broader than other magazines aimed at women. It presented a balanced mix of reportage on fashion, the arts and current events, with generous coverage of leisure activities, especially sports (the cover
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projected a strong visual appeal. Current fashion in clothing and interiors was illustrated with photographs made, in the case of garments, in the studio or at social events (such as those taken at the races by the
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evoked fantasy and desire before information, necessity or practicality, offering the modem woman's magazine formulae of escapist and unattainable visual spectacle to a more diverse and younger female readership.
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reappeared as a luxurious version quarterly and with out-of-series editions in colour from 1945, sometimes illustrated by significant artists, before disappearing after a number dated
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for "woman". It was subtitled "La revue idéale de la femme et de la jeune fille" ("The ideal magazine for women and girls") and was an early French magazine format targeting a female readership of the
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by Danish women, were issues discussed in the magazine. Francesca Berry argues that her "analysis of its interiors pages in the context of other magazines...suggests that
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