The magazine was started with the name Flitiga Händer (Swedish: Busy Hands) in November 1939.
[3] Gunny Widell and Martina Bonnier served as the editors-in-chief of the magazine.
[1] Although the main focus of the magazine is fashion, it also features articles on health and beauty.
[1] Since 1982 the magazine offers the Damernas Värld Guldknappen, an annual award recognizing Swedish fashion designers.
[5] Damernas Värld celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary with a cover featuring the editor-in-chief Martina Bonnier in April 2015.