Belle Époque e suas influências: o reflexo da cultura francesa na indumentária de Fortaleza durante os anos de 1920

Abstract

The article analyzes the fortiori of the fortaleeans during the 1920s and their strong French influence, motivated by the historical changes taking place in Brazil in the late nineteenth century and by the need for an emerging elite avid for social differentiation, which was based on vanity and Catholic morality. The method to establish the analyzes was the bibliographical research, theses, images in newspapers and magazines of the time, as well as photographs and advertisements of the period. It was concluded that despite the discourse and desire for modernity and the attempt to form a modern elite, based on French customs, the fortified society continued to honor its Catholic tradition, the more a girl stood out for her elegance and modesty, the greater the distinction social and individual relationship with other women.