Life, 1907-10-03 · page 33 of 36
Life — October 3, 1907 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page's main satirical content is a poem mocking 1910s-era high fashion's excessive use of animal products. "Menagerie Modes" ridicules wealthy women who wear clothing incorporating multiple animal materials—elephant gray fabric, lynx clasps, whale supplies, rabbit trim, tiger eyes, tortoise shell, rats, owls, lizard-skin bags, and chamois gloves. The satire's point: Fashion designers and society women have become absurdly obsessed with adorning themselves with animal-derived materials, creating outfits that resemble literal menageries. The poem's exaggerated description of women as walking collections of dead animals ("A dazzling street parade") highlights the vanity and excess of fashionable society. The accompanying advertisements for collars, shaving brushes, and other products are standard period marketing—unrelated to the satire itself.
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