Content Summary Teen Vogue, basically a junior version of Vogue Magazine, is chock full of fashion tips, advertisements, what's up and coming, reports on the stars and what they like, and more. There are blurbs that can be read in mere moments, tons of full page ads providing guidance on trends in the fashion world, interviews and articles, and goodies such as perfume samples galore. Teenagers will find hours of content to pore over in this thick, slick magazine published in a slightly smaller format than the parent magazine, Vogue. There is a maturity evidenced in the content and tone that will remain relevant to teens right into college, perhaps owed to the fact that the infamous Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, is the editorial director of Teen Vogue as well. Teens looking for a magazine that is mature enough for adults but geared towards teen interests and trends need look no further.
Critical Analysis
This magazine fairly vibrates with frenetic energy. The pictures are close-up, filled with action and movement, offset at angles, so that the skinny, beautiful models and dizzying array of products seem to throb upward off the page. The articles, interviews, and editorials are so short and unobtrusive that in flipping through the pages, this seems almost to be a magazine of nothing but advertisements and marketing towards teenagers. Beauty products reign this publication: nail polish, make-up, hair care, clothes, and tons of perfume. In addition to sometimes racy perfume ads, there are several different perfume samples per magazine, the result being that they mingle and the magazine emanates a nose-tingling indeterminate sweet scent. There are articles of some depth hidden in and among the glossy ads, however, such as one involving parents who are neglectful or absent in the September 2011 issue. Francis Bean Cobain's struggles with her famously wild mother Courtney Love are the touching off point for this piece, followed by stories from real life teens who have had this issue with their own parents. Others article topics in recent issues include one on sibling rivalry involving Pippa and Kate Middleton, how to deal with feeling left out if someone unfriends you on Facebook, and a designer who found inspiration through the loss of her father. Without a doubt, though, the main thrust of this publication is beauty and fashion, so readers who are looking for something to flip through in an airport or during other downtime will be satisfied, whereas readers looking for something with more weight will want to search elsewhere.
Why I Included This Magazine
This magazine is a very slick, professional, up-market publication geared towards young girls who are interested in being as adult as possible. As this constitutes a large number of young girls, I felt it was an obvious addition to the collection.
Why I Included This Magazine
This magazine is a very slick, professional, up-market publication geared towards young girls who are interested in being as adult as possible. As this constitutes a large number of young girls, I felt it was an obvious addition to the collection.
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