MODE UTAN MIDJA - exhibition in Malmö.

Yesterday, my mum, my sister and I went to an exhibition in Malmö. It was called Mode utan midja (fashion without waist). It was rather small, but most interesting, about women in the early 20th century and their journey towards a more equal society! They were allowed to vote, they were eventually allowed to use diaphragms to prevent pregnancy etc. After the World War I, they gained confidence and realized that they can do so much more than just housework (not that housework is not hard work). One important observation was the change in fashion, they started using make up, something that was only worn by prostitutes before. For the first time in history (probably), the women started cutting off their hair, pretty chocking! Also, it was now "ok" (at least according to the women themselves) to wear inappropriately short dresses. The splendid boyish charm - La garconne was born. Dances like Charleston was HOT HOT HOT!!

Some of the sketches you are about to see are from a fashion designer in Paris Georgette, that were sent to the Swedish countess Elsa Hamilton, who loved the Paris fashion and was under the impression that the haute - couture de Paris was cheap. Even though it says clearly on the sketches Kindly return to Georgette she kept them anyway (omg, rich people have no manners) and they are now showed in this exhibition. Maybe Countess Hamilton had trouble with letters.......