Life — May 28, 1914 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Vanity Fair Advertisement, June 1914 This is primarily a **magazine advertisement** for Vanity Fair's June 1914 issue, priced at 25 cents. The left column promotes the magazine's coverage of major summer sports (Polo, Tennis, Yacht Racing) and fashion coverage from Paris. The illustration depicts five fashionably dressed figures in 1914 summer attire, showcasing the striped, geometric patterns and decorative hats that characterized the era's women's fashion. The cartoon serves as a visual advertisement for Vanity Fair's fashion section titled "What They Wear in Vanity Fair." The bottom text urges readers to buy the issue immediately, warning that Vanity Fair sells out quickly at newsstands and supplies won't meet last-minute demand—a sales tactic emphasizing scarcity.