With the beginning of a new year and a new decade, I thought it would be fun and insightful to compare the
January issues of the 1960 and 2010 Seventeen magazines. Have teens really changed that much in
50 years? You decide:
Front Covers:
Carol van Dyke
Miley CyrusCommunication Technology Ads:
Bell Telephone System
AppleFragrance Ads:
Arpegehttp://www.minimadmod60s.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=49854
Britney Spears' Circus FantasyFeminine Hygiene Ads:
Kotex
Serena Williams for TampaxOn a more serious note, I found this interview with
Senator John Kennedy very interesting. Although he had not yet made a formal announcement of his candidacy, in ten short months he would be elected
President of the U.S.A. In
October 1962,
President Kennedy would confront
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushcehev over the
Cuban Missle Crisis.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!Susan Camp
Senior Editor & Archivist
Seventeen Magazine 2010 & 1960 ~ 50 Years Ago!