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American Vogue: March 1, 1965, Edition: 145.5 Advertisement Lifestyle article Editorial photo shoot Female Form and Silhouette Environment Interactions with Others Signifiers of Counterculture Feminist Focus Conclusion and Observations Image Page 25, Hanes Hoseiry, Inc. X Woman's legs are shown apart from her whole body. She is shown in a defensive and dismembered pose. Woman is shown wearing boxing gloves against black backdrop. N/A - Woman is alone in photograph. It is implied she will have to fight others off while wearing these tights. Woman is shown wearing short skirt or shorts and text implies that she is out alone. N/A - While the message implies that the woman can take care of herself and is empowered, it indicates that she is a sexual object for men rather than a human being. Text implies that the woman will need to ward off unwanted sexual advances because of the tights she chose to wear. Negative. Page 84, "Youth Is Not an Age" by Heather Ross Miller X Form in regards to youth is discussed as showing "little erosion" physically. The editor inserts that the author has a "young face dominated by old eyes". Both statements contradict the overall theme of the article, which focuses on youth having no age. Woman is shown having equal opportunities as men within this article. Female author writes about history with her partner and females broadly. Both depict women as equals. Mention of Civil Rights Workers James Chaney's, Andrew Goodman's, and Michael Schwerner's Murders in Philadelphia, MS Mention of President JFK's Assassination, Mention of youth as internal feeling, not external look Mixed messages about intended empowerment, dismissal of author's book by editor and characterizion of her as a mother and wife Mention of women having opportunities and the ability to make choices for themselves (Equal rights, women's liberation) Text implies that women and men both have the right to youth, since it is not an age, but rather a state of mind. Advertisement and promotion for Vogue are on this page as well. Women are depicted as equal to men in responsibilities and opportunities. Editor dismisses female author and focuses on traditional roles. Mixed. Page 123, "Fashion:Art Nouveau - Flowering again in America" X Both women in this editorial are shown in passive poses. Female on right is holding female on left's arm. Both are gazing at viewer actively and aggressively. Silhouette of long free- flowing dresses reflect hippie culture and social mindsets of the time period. Two women are shown outside in front of a stained glass window. Blurring in the foreground makes the focus on both women rather than environment. The women's poses within this editorial are suggestive of a close friendship or intimate relations. Dresses are free- flowing and reflect hippie culture in silhouette and pop art design. Beehive-esque hairdos and graphic makeup reflect changing fashion and styles. Women are shown alone and in suggestive pose. While in a passive pose, one woman is holding the other's arm and both are looking at the viewer in an aggressive way (often reserved for males). This suggests equal rights, empowerment, and women's liberation. Photographic content suggests women's liberation and a possible intimate relationship between the models. Females within this editorial look empowered. Positive.

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American Vogue: March 1, 1965, Edition: 145.5

AdvertisementLifestyle article

Editorial photo shoot

Female Form and Silhouette Environment

Interactions with Others

Signifiers of Counterculture Feminist Focus

Conclusion andObservations Image

Page 25, Hanes Hoseiry, Inc.

X

Woman's legs are shownapart from her whole body. She is shown in a defensive and dismembered pose.

Woman is shown wearing boxing gloves against black backdrop.

N/A - Womanis alone inphotograph.

It is implied she will have to fight others off while wearing these tights.

Woman is shown wearing short skirt or shorts and text implies that she is out alone.

N/A - Whilethe messageimplies that the woman can takecare of herself and is empowered,it indicates thatshe is a sexualobject for men rather than a human being.

Text implies that the woman will need to ward off unwanted sexual advances because of the tights she chose to wear. Negative.

Page 84, "Youth Is Not an Age"by Heather Ross Miller

X

Form in regards to youth is discussed as showing "little erosion" physically. The editor inserts that the author has a "young face dominated by old eyes". Both statements contradict the overall theme of the article, which focuses on youth having no age.

Woman is shown having equal opportunities as men within this article.

Female author writes about history with her partner and females broadly. Both depict women as equals.

Mention of Civil Rights Workers James Chaney's, Andrew Goodman's, and Michael Schwerner's Murders in Philadelphia, MS

Mention of President JFK's Assassination,

Mention of youth as internal feeling, not external look

Mixed messages about intended empowerment, dismissal of author's book by editor and characterizion of her as a mother and wife

Mention of women having opportunities and the ability to make choices for themselves(Equal rights, women's liberation)

Text implies that women and men both have the right to youth, since it is not an age, but rather a state of mind. Advertisement and promotion for Vogue are on this page as well.

Women are depicted as equal to men inresponsibilities and opportunities. Editor dismisses female author and focuses on traditional roles. Mixed.

Page 123, "Fashion:Art Nouveau - Flowering again in America"

X

Both women in this editorial are shown in passive poses. Female on right is holding female on left's arm.

Both are gazing at viewer actively and aggressively.

Silhouette of long free-flowing dresses reflect hippie culture and social mindsets of the time period.

Two women are shown outside in front of a stained glass window. Blurring in the foreground makes the focus on both women rather than environment.

The women's poses within this editorial are suggestive of a close friendship or intimate relations.

Dresses are free-flowing and reflect hippie culturein silhouette and pop art design.

Beehive-esque hairdos and graphic makeup reflect changing fashion and styles.

Women are shown alone and in suggestive pose.

While in a passive pose, one womanis holding the other's arm and both are looking at the viewer in an aggressive way (often reserved for males).

This suggests equal rights, empowerment, and women's liberation.

Photographic content suggests women's liberation and a possible intimate relationship between the models. Females within this editorial look empowered. Positive.