Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Women's costume from the late Ottoman Empire to the early republican era
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| Other authors / contributors: | Anadol, Ayşen, editor.
Eryavuz, Şebnem, author.
Metinsoy, Elif Mahir, 1981- author.
Metinsoy, Murat, author.
Işın, Priscilla Mary, translator.
Sadberk Hanım Müzesi, host institution.
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| ISBN: | 9786059606479
6059606474
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| Notes: | Translation of: Maziden atiye zarafet : Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun son döneminden Cumhuriyet'in ilk yıllarına kadın kıyafetleri.
Catalog of exhibition held at Sadberk Hanim Museum, 29 October 2023-17 March 2024.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 362-375) and index.
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| Summary: | "The Elegance from Past to Future exhibition focuses on the transformation in costume that began when palace and urban women began to follow European fashions in the 19th century and gathered momentum with the proclamation of the Republic. This process is examined against the background of women's changing role in modern life and the rights they gained.Fashion history is not confined to garments themselves but can also be interpreted in terms of changes in lifestyle and their social consequences. Radical changes took place in costume during the last century of the Ottoman Empire and the early years of the Turkish Republic. So one aspect of the Elegance from Past to Future exhibition is the way it reflects the role of women in society and how that role underwent increasing change. Women who had been granted equal rights under the new Civil Code and had modern educational opportunities wished to express their identities through their dress, and in this way became mirrors of modernisation in Turkey. The Elegance from Past to Future exhibition sets out to represent not only how women were dressing in Istanbul and Ankara--the old and new capitals respectively--but the milieu in which they were living. In allusion to the centenary of the Republic, 100 objects are featured in the exhibition, which consists of bridal outfits, special occasion and evening wear, outdoor wear, riding outfits, bags, shoes and accessories such as umbrellas. [...]In her introduction Hülya Bilgi discusses the Sadberk Hanım Museum Costume Collection and explains the stages involved in preparing the Elegance from Past to Future exhibition. Dr. Elif Mahir Metinsoy's essay examines the changes in women's roles in society, the evolution of fashion, the social consequences of these and how women expressed themselves through fashion from the late Ottoman to Republican eras. Prof. Dr. Murat Metinsoy views the Turkish women of the Republican period, who engaged in every aspect of life, as the 'mirror of the Republic', and in his essay discusses the pioneering roles of Latife Hanım, Mevhibe İnönü and Afet İnan, whose garments are being exhibited together for the first time."--
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