12018-05-24T17:26:19+00:00Maeve Greising9a87f51b16d20ff5ac2fbf8501920e5e736d778f21plain2018-05-24T17:26:19+00:00Maeve Greising9a87f51b16d20ff5ac2fbf8501920e5e736d778fThe image above was printed in the German newspaper Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung in 1927. The caption translates to “ What Do You Say to Miss Mia?” and the piece encouraged readers to submit their own comical responses and captions for the image. It can be assumed that Miss Mia is the androgynous-looking young woman on the left walking publicly hand in hand with an attractive, almost effeminate man. She is wearing a dress that ends above the knee but resembles a man’s suit. Her hair is cropped much shorter than the popular bubikopf, side parted and gelled flat. A slightly older couple is viewed in the back, eyeing the youngsters and gossiping with an envious eye. This couple adheres to more of the ‘standard” gender forms,but still symbolizes Weimar Germany’s style as the woman has a bubikopf hairstyle and a revealing, fashionable dress. The old man all the way to the left looks disappointed and judgemental. He resembles the conservative German that disapproves of the American-influenced fashions and liberal expressions. This embodies some Germans’ rejection of the New Woman. And yet the caption is enigmatic, asking the reader what they would say to Mia, reflecting a broader ambiguity about the new woman.
12018-05-08T20:16:03+00:00“Was sagen Sie bloß zu Fräulein Mia?” (1927)1Cover Image. Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung, no. 46, 13 November 1927.media/Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung.pngplain2018-05-08T20:16:03+00:00
