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Representation of Femininity in a Fashion Article in Femina Magazine, April-August 2022 Edition

Authors
Andina Meutia Hawa1, *, Dyani Prades Pratiwi2, Fakhria Nesa3
1Universitas Andalas, Padang, 25171, Indonesia
2Universitas Andalas, Padang, 25171, Indonesia
3Universitas Andalas, Padang, 25171, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: andinameutiahawa@hum.unand.ac.id
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Andina Meutia Hawa
Available Online 7 November 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-140-1_8How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Fashion; Women; Representation; Feminity; Magazine
Abstract

Femina is an Indonesian women’s magazine that publishes digitally every four months. The magazine, which carries the theme of Today’s Lifestyle, contains various sections such as fashion and beauty trends. The object studied in this study is one of the fashion articles called Blazing Blazer. This article displays a model wearing several mixes of blazers with various types and colors. This study intends to reveal the representation of femininity and the message the magazine wants to convey through the pictures and narration in the fashion article with the descriptive qualitative research method used in this study and Stuart Hall’s representation theory.

The study results show that magazines have a role in shaping women’s identities through particular messages. As a media, magazines convey an ideology through fashion articles and advertisements. The representation of femininity shows through the narration and pictures contained in the article. Blazing Blazer fashion article presents empowered women who have access to public space and fashion as a tool to express themselves.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Language, Linguistics, and Literature (COLALITE 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
7 November 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-140-1
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-140-1_8How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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