{"product_id":"9781350454743","title":"The Art of Parisian Chic: Modern Women and Modern Artists in Impressionist Paris","description":"Author: Young, Justine De\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350454743\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 360 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing artworks by Berthe Morisot, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and others, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Parisian Chic \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how women and artists in Impressionist Paris (1855-1885) crafted their public images to exploit and resist stereotypes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrench societal expectations and beauty ideals shaped how women were seen and how they chose to present themselves in public     whether on the street, in a photograph, or in a portrait on the walls of the annual Paris Salon. On Paris's broad new boulevards and in its public parks and theaters, women dressed to impress anonymous strangers as well as their friends. They even circulated aspirational photographs of themselves. Looking at a rich array of visual sources     from portraits to modern-life paintings, and from photographs to fashion plates     Justine De Young reveals how women were seen, how they aspired to be seen, and how they navigated public life in Second Empire and Belle Epoque Paris.\u003cbr\u003eThis book considers how fashionable feminine \"types\" made famous in books, caricatures, and paintings created a visual lexicon and stylistic guide for women. Men and women alike relied on these types     \u003ci\u003ecocotte \u003c\/i\u003e(mistress),\u003ci\u003e jeune veuve\u003c\/i\u003e (young widow), \u003ci\u003eamazone \u003c\/i\u003e(independent equestrienne), \u003ci\u003edemoiselle de magasin\u003c\/i\u003e (shopgirl), and \u003ci\u003eParisienne \u003c\/i\u003e(chic Parisian woman)     to judge the class, character, morality, and worth of strangers. With a rich set of illustrations from the Impressionist canon and beyond, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Parisian Chic\u003c\/i\u003e shows how modern women used fashion and these stereotypes to construct and reinvent their identities.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643215958174,"sku":"UBD-9781350454743","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350454743.jpg?v=1774484284","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350454743","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}