Journal of Luxury and Fashions
| Journal of Luxury and Fashions | |
|---|---|
| description | Fashion magazine |
| language | German |
| publishing company | Bertuch, Weimar |
| First edition | 1786 |
| attitude | 1827 |
| Frequency of publication | per month |
| Sold edition | 25,000 copies |
| editor | Friedrich Justin Bertuch |
| ZDB | 2494750-7 |
The Journal des Luxus und der Moden was a German fashion magazine that was published under this title from 1787 to 1812 and under other titles until 1827. The journal was launched in 1786 by the Weimar publisher Friedrich Justin Bertuch in collaboration with the artist Georg Melchior Kraus , in the first year still as a journal of fashions . It appeared monthly in the form of a 30-page loose-leaf collection and reached around 25,000 readers, making it the first really popular periodical on fashion in Germany.
Title and content
The title of the magazine has changed several times over the years:
- 1st year (1786): Journal der Moden
- Volume 2 - 27 (1787–1812): Journal of Luxury and Fashions
- 28th year (1813): Journal for luxury, fashion and objects of art
- Volume 29 - 41 (1814–1826): Journal for literature, art, luxury and fashion
- 42nd year (1827): Journal for literature, art and social life
In addition to reports on new developments in clothing fashion in the metropolises of Europe, illustrated with elaborate colored copperplate engravings , the journal also contained articles on numerous other topics such as theater, interior design, music, garden design and political events.
English gentleman 1786
German Elegant 1789
Womenswear 1802
Lord in Vienna 1815
Others
The culture magazine TransAtlantik contained a section Journal of Luxury and Fashions.
literature
- Jin-Ah Kim: On the emergence of the educated middle class discourse about music. Contributions to music in the “Journal des Luxus und der Moden” from 1786 to the beginning of the 19th century , in: Die Musikforschung, 60th year, volume 2 (April – June 2007), pp. 95-116.
- Doris Kuhles: Journal of luxury and fashions 1786-1827 . 3 volumes. Munich 2003.
- Johannes Mangei: Journal of luxury and fashions (Thuringia. Blätter zur Landeskunde 104), Erfurt 2015.
- Siegfried Seifert: Archive of the fashions of the body and the spirit. To reflect the French Revolution from 1789 to 1795 in the Weimar Journal of Luxury and Fashions. In: Leipzig yearbook on book history. Vol. 23, Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden 2015, pp. 61–125.
Web links
- Digital copies from the years 1786 to 1827 at the University of Jena
- Digital copies of the years 1786 to 1808 University and State Library Düsseldorf
- Journal of luxury and fashions (PDF), publication by the State Center for Civic Education Thuringia
- Journal of Luxury and Fashions (PDF), Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg, Artwork of the Month, October 2004
- Doris Kuhles: A project of analytical indexing of content: Friedrich Justin Bertuch's journal of luxury and fashions
Individual evidence
- ↑ Contents of the TransAtlantik editions 1980–1982. Accessed on October 17, 2016.