On October 4th, 1888, George Eastman had patented a new camera. This camera was incredibly easy to use, easy to carry, and affordable to middle class; costing about twenty five dollars for the camera and ten dollars for film and development. The camera was a black leather box about sixteen by nine by eight centimeters. It was handheld and had a fifty-seven millimeter lens. (Steidl 9) This camera was the Kodak Camera. In 1900 Eastman now came out with the Brownie Camera. It was a six-exposure roll of film and it all cost only a dollar. The Kodak’s first slogan was even “you press the button you do the rest!” (Steidl 10). This made photography very accessible for amateurs and not just professional photographers. George Eastman was not only good for the invention of the Kodak, but he was a businessman and smart when it came to advertisements (Steidl 10). The Kodak Girl was created to advertise Kodak Cameras in the 1900s, being one of Eastman’s most successful advertising strategies (Steidl 15). The Kodak Girl helped form what women aspired to be like in the early nineteenth century and this could be easily related to how advertisement affects women in todays society.
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The Gibson Girl was taller than most real women, had an hour glass figure, and curly hair that she wore tied up in what was called chignon. She also wore a corset with either a blue and white striped or floral dress that had a slight bustle. Stripes and floral were two very common fashion trends at the time. She is what every woman desired to be. The Gibson Girl was the ‘spirit of the early twentieth century’. The icon of the Gibson Girl is similar to the icon of the Barbie Girl today’s society has.
Before understanding what the Kodak Girl, it needs to be known that in the late 1800’s America …show more content…
The Gibson Girl was taller than most real women, had an hour glass figure, and curly hair that she wore tied up in what was called chignon. She also wore a corset with either a blue and white striped or floral dress that had a slight bustle. Stripes and floral were two very common fashion trends at the time. She is what every woman desired to be. The Gibson Girl was the ‘spirit of the early twentieth century’. The icon of the Gibson Girl is similar to the icon of the Barbie Girl today’s society has.