Abstract:

Shehbal Magazine is an important publication that has aroused interest in the last period of the Ottoman Empire, where social life changed greatly and reformist movements were seen in many areas. The magazine gave a wide range of issues related to women, especially in many editions of the magazine, the contents that gave information about the fashion of the period were frequently found in the content of women’s clothing recommendations. These contents included examples of clothing reflecting the Western fashion of the period. Especially, Turkish Muslim women who can be described as well educated, followed the current contents of the magazine and were informed about the Western fashion of the period. The aim of this study is to determine women’s clothing recommendations in the contents related to fashion in The New York Times published after the Second Constitutional Era. In line with the stated purpose, the contents published in the Ottoman language in 1914 (1330), containing the recommendations of women’s clothes were determined in the University of Bonn Library. Additionally, recommendations of women’s clothes in these contents were interpreted. When these contents were examined, it was concluded that the women in the current period followed the dress codes reflecting the Western fashion of the period.

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