Streetscape, Shop Window, Museum Vitrine

doi:10.1017/9781108862349.023

41 - Streetscape, Shop Window, Museum Vitrine

Displaying Fashion, c. 1800–2000

from Part VI - Fashion Systems and Globalization

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2023

Julia Petrov

Edited by

Christopher Breward ,

Beverly Lemire and

Giorgio Riello

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Christopher Breward: Affiliation:
National Museums Scotland
Beverly Lemire: Affiliation:
University of Alberta
Giorgio Riello: Affiliation:
European University Institute, Florence

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It may be argued that simply by wearing clothing and adorning our bodies every day, each of us participates in a kind of display. Dress is a means by which humans present themselves in society, and for centuries, those at the top of society used dress in ways that displayed their power, status, and leisure. As social structures evolved and changed in the nineteenth century, the display of dress took on a different character. After the French Revolution and with the long-term rise of the middle class, more and more people could participate in the pleasure of conspicuous consumption. The venues for this display were no longer the fixtures of political power – palace and church – but instead, the much more democratic street and store. In addition, fashion became understood as a phenomenon that defined modernity itself.

Type: Chapter
Information: The Cambridge Global History of Fashion
From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
, pp. 1422 - 1454

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108862349.023 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2023

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