A Wardrobe of One's Own. Dissident Femininities in the 19th Century
On view from September 26, 2026 to February 14, 2027, the exhibition traces an essential yet often overlooked chapter in the history of fashion: the gradual appropriation of masculine codes by women during the nineteenth century, in France as well as in the English-speaking world. Costumes, accessories, paintings, pho...
Palais Galliera, musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
The exhibition
Visit description
On view from September 26, 2026 to February 14, 2027, the exhibition traces an essential yet often overlooked chapter in the history of fashion: the gradual appropriation of masculine codes by women during the nineteenth century, in France as well as in the English-speaking world. Costumes, accessories, paintings, pho.
What to look for
On view from September 26, 2026 to February 14, 2027, the exhibition follows an essential part of fashion history that is too often marginalized: the gradual appropriation of masculine codes by women in the 19th century, in France as in the Anglo-Saxon world. Read a period wardrobe as a social document as much as a fashion object. Notice the seams, materials and silhouettes that date a piece precisely.
Practical reading
A Wardrobe of One's Own. Dissident Femininities in the 19th Century is listed with its main venue, date and booking signals so the page can support planning as well as editorial browsing.
Overview
On view from September 26, 2026 to February 14, 2027, the exhibition traces an essential yet often overlooked chapter in the history of fashion: the gradual appropriation of masculine codes by women during the nineteenth century, in France as well as in the English-speaking world. Costumes, accessories, paintings, pho...
Palais Galliera dedicates A Wardrobe of One's Own to nineteenth-century women's borrowings from the male wardrobe, between sporting practices, social struggles and dissident expressions of gender.
On Expo Paris, A Wardrobe of One's Own. Dissident Femininities in the 19th Century is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Palais Galliera, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to the strongest editorial routes already available on the site.
For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.
Why go
On view from September 26, 2026 to February 14, 2027, the exhibition follows an essential part of fashion history that is too often marginalized: the gradual appropriation of masculine codes by women in the 19th century, in France as in the Anglo-Saxon world....
Read a period wardrobe as a social document as much as a fashion object. Notice the seams, materials and silhouettes that date a piece precisely. Distinguish the series, the editing and the print that define a photograp...
Read a period wardrobe as a social document as much as a fashion object. Notice the seams, materials and silhouettes that date a piece precisely. Distinguish the series, the editing and the print that define a photographer’s singularity. C...
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