Corriere delle dame

Corriere delle dame
Categories
  • Fashion magazine
  • Women's magazine
FrequencyWeekly
FounderCarolina Arienti
Founded1804
Final issueJuly 1875
CountryItaly
Based inMilan
LanguageItalian

Corriere delle dame was a weekly Italian language fashion magazine published in Milan, Italy, between 1804 and July 1875. The magazine is one of the pioneers in women's emancipation in Italy.[1]

History and profile

Corriere delle dame was established in 1804.[2][3] The founder was Carolina Arienti (also known as Carolina Lattanzi),[4] who was married to Giuseppe Lattanzi.[5] She edited the magazine,[6][7] which included articles about literature and theatre of France and Italy.[3] It targeted men, women and children.[3] However, it was mostly read by women from higher social classes.[8] The magazine is the origin of the Lombard costume.[4]

The magazine was published on a weekly basis.[7] The headquarters of Corriere delle dame was in Milan.[5] In 1811 the number of subscribers was 700.[7] The magazine existed until July 1875.[3][9]

References

  1. ^ "Publishing in Milan". Storie Milanesi. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. ^ Matthew Hibberd (2007). The Media in Italy: Press, Cinema and Broadcasting from Unification to Digital. Berkshire: Open University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-335-23516-2.
  3. ^ a b c d "Complete yearly issue of an Italian fashion magazine with many illustrations". Olympia Book Fair. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b Maddalena Bogazzi. "The First Fashion Magazines in Italy". Vogue Italia. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b Giuseppina Mascari (2002). "Il «Corriere delle dame». Spoglio e indici delle notizie musicali (1804-1818)". Fonti Musicali Italiane (in Italian) (7).
  6. ^ Rinaldina Russell, ed. (1997). The Feminist Encyclopedia of Italian Literature. Westport, CT; London: Greenwood Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-313-29435-8.
  7. ^ a b c Verina R. Jones (2000). "Journalism, 1750–1850". In Letizia Panizza; Sharon Wood (eds.). A History of Women's Writing in Italy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-521-57813-4.
  8. ^ Elisabetta Merlo; Francesca Polese (2011). "Accessorizing, Italian Style:Creating a Market for Milan's Fashion Merchandise". In Regina Lee Blaszczyk (ed.). Producing Fashion: Commerce, Culture, and Consumers. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8122-0605-0.
  9. ^ Giuseppe Sergio (2010). Parole di moda. Il Corriere delle Dame e il lessico della moda nell'Ottocento: Il Corriere delle Dame e il lessico della moda nell'Ottocento (in Italian). Milano: FrancoAngeli. p. 63. ISBN 978-88-568-2788-0.