Review: a Look at the Evolution of Women's Clothing During the Qajar Era as a Visual Language

Subject Areas : Archaeology

Lily Givar ¹ , Aidin Koohpayeh ²

1 - Department of Archaeology, Humanistic of Science, Islamic Azad University of Varamin, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Architecture, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2023-01-07 Accepted : 2023-03-13 Published : 2023-03-11

Keywords: Women, language, signs, Linguistics, Qajar period, Clothing, Semiotics,

Abstract :

The final goal of this research is to investigate the design of Qajar women's clothing in different periods. In the first step, the question arises whether the cover can be a language. Then this research seeks an answer to the question of what messages in the form of language mean. Therefore, in the current research, the above issue has been analyzed by a case study of Qajar women's clothing and using a descriptive-analytical qualitative research method. Findings: This study shows that the clothing of Qajar women can be considered a single language of signs. In deciphering this language, concepts such as women's attention to religious foundations, gender inequality, and patriarchal view in society, the value of wearing Iran's old traditions, as well as the desire to move towards westernization and fashionism of Europeans can be inferred. The results of this research show the importance of the role, color, code, sign, symbol, and finally language in the field of women's clothing in the Qajar period.