PERCEPTION OF FEMALE BODY FROM THE END OF 19 th CENTURY TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

In this work, the author analyses the perception of female body from the end of the 19 th century to the beginning of the Second World War. The notion of “beauty” of a female body is analysed within the scope of socio-economic and social changes that affected woman’s position in society and in family. The author analyses articles from women’s magazines such as Ženski list and Hrvatica that promote the “new” look for women, i.e. slender figure. She analyses the possible connection between women’s physical appearance and their role in the society and the consequences that ensued