ESCAPISM,
the reason for being
Escapism may be defined as a term that pertains to the act of daydreaming, woolgathering, or simply put, a conscious effort to escape reality. Nowadays, escapism has become a term to signify entertainment through various forms of media such as music, gaming, movies, and the like.
It's an inherent trait of men to meddle with escapism as a form of self-gratification. In the early days, women escape the grueling realities of war by reading published women's journals which provide articles on househould affairs, stories and material acquisition - often depicted by Fashion illustrations.
*"Le Paravent Rouge"a fashion illustration of a dress designed by Charles Worth (1921)
published in a French fashion journal - Gazette de Bon Ton
*the definitive style of the 1920s shown in this fashion illustration
with women wearing tubular dresses.
with women wearing tubular dresses.

*a retrospective photo of fashion illustrations
during the second world war (photo taken from
a book: Illustrating Fashion)
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