Judge — August 21, 1926 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine, August 21, 1926 This satirical cartoon compares a woman in a modern 1920s bathing suit (left) with a classical Greek or Roman statue (right). The caption—"WHERE DO YOU GET THAT STUFF!"—appears to be mocking the classical aesthetic ideals represented by the statue. The joke likely critiques the contrast between traditional notions of feminine beauty and the "new woman" of the Jazz Age. The flapper-era bathing suit represented a radical departure from Victorian modesty, and this cartoon satirizes the tension between classical artistic ideals and modern fashion's streamlined, more androgynous silhouettes. The comparison suggests the modern woman's body doesn't match romanticized classical standards—a commentary on 1920s debates about changing femininity and beauty standards.