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Abstract
This research presented information regarding the advertisement of womens hosiery in the 1920s through the use of Vogue magazine. The objectives of this research were to look at the change in frequency of advertisements for womens hosiery, to monitor the increase or decrease in the exposure of the female leg in these advertisements, and to examine the main approaches used in the verbiage and artwork in hosiery advertisements. No previous research on this topic has been identified. It was found that the number of advertisements for womens hosiery increased over the decade from 47 advertisements in 1920 to 91 advertisements in 1929. The research also found that the amount of the leg exposed in advertisements for hosiery increased throughout the 1920s. Finally, the research showed that advertisements became more sexualized over the decade, with an emphasis on sophisticated sexuality.