# An Explosion of Fashion Magazines

- By: Préval
- Date: 1858
- Medium: paper
- Classification: modeprent
- Dimensions: height 265 mm x width 190 mm
- Credit line: Gift of the M.A. Ghering-van Ierlant Collection
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-P-2009-3432--feec1b9c0e9400979b03c58632572620)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/oioGH/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Starting from the 1850s, fashion magazines became more affordable and acquired a wider readership. The invention of the sewing machine around 1850 made it easier for people to make their own clothes. Ready-made garments were now also on offer, with fashion plates providing vendor addresses, such as the Maison Gagelin in Paris.