Graduation Year
2020
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
French Studies
Reader 1
Fazia Aitel
Reader 2
France Lemoine
Rights Information
© 2020 Emme S Stanec
Abstract
Around the world, there is this idea of "the Parisian woman" who is beautiful, skinny, fashionable and wealthy. This thesis aims to examine the stereotype of the Parisian woman. It focuses first on the history of fashion and beauty standards in France, asking how this stereotype came to be. It then looks at the Parisian woman in the 21st century, asking questions like "how does this stereotype affect French women" and "how is this stereotype portrayed across the world?". Lastly, it examines the media in which two French companies, Galeries Lafayette and Air France, put into the world and how their portrayal of women fit into the stereotype.
Recommended Citation
Stanec, Emme, "La Parisienne : Le Standard de la Beauté, la Mode et la Féminité à Paris" (2020). Scripps Senior Theses. 1548.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1548
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
