Der Bazar
Der Bazar was a fashion magazine which was published in Berlin, Germany, in the period 1854–1933. Its subtitle was first . Then it was changed to ("Illustrated Women's Magazine") from 1 January 1857. It is one of the earliest examples of a multilingual magazine. History and profile. "Der Bazar" was launched on 10 December 1854 as a biweekly magazine. The publisher was a company based in Berlin which was owned by Louis Schäfer. However, it was Antonie von Cosmar who suggested to establish "Der Bazar". She was a playwright and novelist. From 1857 the magazine was redesigned, its  subtitle was modified and the frequency was switched to weekly. The magazine covered fashion-related news and illustrations as well as suggestions to retailers on methods of selling clothes to women. "Der Bazar" featured illustrations of ballroom outfits as clothing advice to its readers in its first January issue every year. The magazine also published articles on cosmopolitan lifestyles, home life and aesthetics. "Der Bazar" enjoyed international readership and had editions in other languages. By 1863, in addition to 105,000 copies in German annually, there were 50,000 in English, 32,000 in French and 15,000 in Spanish. The magazine also published  editions in Dutch, Russian, Italian, Hungarian and Czech, and claimed to be the most widespread journal in the world with a circulation of over half a million. "Der Bazar" had many spin-offs and inspired many women's magazines. A notable example was the American fashion magazine "Harper's Bazaar", which employed some of the content of "Der Bazar" following its foundation in 1867. Another magazine inspired from "Der Bazar" which republished its fashion content was "Magyar Bazár", a Hungarian fashion magazine based in Budapest. The Dutch edition of "Der Bazar" was which was published in Leiden between 1862 and  1936. "Der Bazar" folded in 1933.