Twenty-Four Zine

Title

Twenty-Four Zine

Subject

Feminism through fashion

Description

Alternative fashion zine with feminist perspectives

Creator

Peggy Silvestrini (editor-in-chief)

Source

Lesbian Issues Collection, Dolph Briscoe Center

Publisher

Unpublished

Date

1976

Rights

Copyrighted
1976
Twenty-Four Magazine
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Format

Black and white scans of cut and pasted images from magazines, photographs, and handwritten text.

Language

English

Type

Zine

Coverage

Published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Collection Items

Twenty-Four an Alternate Fashion Magazine
Zine made in 1976 that includes sections promoting feminism through fashion.

Introduction to Twenty-Four magazine
Editor's note on how women have championed the fashion industry before it was commodified and stripped of its cultural identity.

Hats and headgear from Twenty-Four
Images from Twenty-Four that use other cultures' styles as fashion on white models.

Torture and ridicule from Twenty-Four
Editors cut and pasted sexist ads from big-name fashion magazines and made up their own captions.

Torture and Ridicule Introduction
The editors criticized the fashion scene for creating garments that "torture" women. They also condemned French and American magazines for showing sexist ads.
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