Life, 1913-01-23 · page 32 of 40
Life — January 23, 1913 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a cartoon but rather an advertisement for *Vogue* magazine disguised as editorial advice. Published during the early 20th century (likely 1910s-1920s based on style), it promotes five special spring fashion issues as essential "insurance" for women planning seasonal wardrobes. The satire is subtle: *Life* magazine—a humor publication—frames purchasing multiple *Vogue* issues as practical economy rather than luxury consumption. By calling fashion guidance "insurance" against "expensive and mortifying mistakes," the ad mocks both the anxiety of fashionable women and the pretense that *Vogue* offers objective, financial wisdom rather than desire-driven consumption. The reference to "Smart Fashions for Limited Incomes" suggests irony about affordability while promoting expensive fashion magazines to women of modest means. The repeated Vogue mascot (the woman's head logo) at the bottom emphasizes branded repetition meant to drive sales through five separate purchases.
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You may not need Vogue the whole year. But you do need the next five numbers--now that the time for new Spring clothes is at hand. will find Vogue a complete of individuality, distinction, Vogue may be a luxury at other times, but these five Spring Fashion numbers coming at the moment when you are planning to spend hundreds of dollars on the very things they describe is a straightforward, self-supportitig, business economy. Remember, please, that Vogue for a whole year would In these five numbers, you guide to a Spring wardrobe and correctness. cost you but a tiny fraction of the waste on a single ill-chosen hat or gown. And that any one of these five numbers may possibly save you a whole series of such expensive and mortifying mistakes. Vogue's expert advice during these weeks of planning, therefore, amounts practically to Spring Clothes INSURANCE. Here are the five special Spring Fashion Numbers that you ought to have to secure this insurance, and the dates on which they will appear on the newsstands. SMART FASHIONS FOR LIMITED INCOMES January 24th First aid to the fashionable woman of not unlimited means. FORECAST OF SPRING FASHIONS, February 10th The earliest authentic news of the Spring mode. SPRING PATTERNS February 25th Working models for one's whole Spring cnd Summer wardrobe. DRESS MATERIALS AND TRIMMINGS March 10th How the Spring models shall be developed. SPRING MILLINERY March 25th The newest models in smart hats, veils and coiffures. You can get any one or all five of these numbers from your newsdealer. Order now--the very next time you pass the stand. Any newsdealer will tell you that the increased demand for Vogue just now makes it probable that those who fail to reserve in advance will be likely to mi most. For your convenience, rinted below. All you have to do is to chec! and it to any newsdealer. He will be glad to he very numbers they want dum blank is ar off --and your copies. comicbooks.com