The Wasp — 1892 — page 335: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This *Wasp* illustration satirizes women's fashion evolution through five stages labeled chronologically: "Some time ago," "Not so long ago," "Yesterday," "Some day," and "Today." The sequence shows progressive changes in women's dress silhouettes, particularly the increasing prominence of the bustle and rear drapery. The central figure represents the current fashion extreme, while the smaller figures document the trajectory toward this style. The title "She Will Get There" suggests inevitable fashion change—that women will inevitably adopt whatever silhouette comes next, however exaggerated. The satire mocks both the absurdity of extreme fashion trends and women's presumed compliance with them, a common theme in *Wasp's* social commentary on gender and fashion.