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    Von der Modepuppe zum Mannequin und zurück. Weibliches Selbstverständnis zwischen (Re)Präsentation und Individualität
    (universi - Universitätsverlag Siegen, 2022)
    This article traces the evolution of the fashion doll to the living mannequin, illuminating the symbolic flip side of a female uniformity that is still valid today. In current parlance, fashion dolls are fashion victims; overly concerned with their appearance and often ridiculed. The origin of the doll narrative are so-called Pandora dolls, which instructed ladies of European royal houses about the latest fashion trends since the 17th century. Their mission turned out to be disastrous, as their function as a stiff presentation model was reassigned directly to the human wearer of the fine dresses. The doll-like type of woman criticized by reform movements around 1900 forms - metaphor and reality at the same time - the central reference
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