Albert, Anaïs - In: Histoire, économie & société 2013 (2013) 03, pp. 61-74
During the “Belle Époque” period, the midinettes – young female workers in the Parisian haute couture – were important figures in two conflicting narratives that aimed to moralise their consumption. The social reformers of the Leplay school worried about the seamstresses’ way of life,...