Teen Vogue magazine. Conde Nast Publications. 2-year
subscription for $10.
Description and Evaluation: A teen version of the adult Vogue fashion magazine, Teen Vogue offers tips on makeup and
fashion, teen celebrity interviews, and features on books and film. Looking at
the February and March 2012 issues, there are articles on cute male teens in
entertainment (Darren Criss), stories about the younger Kardashian sisters, and
advice on how to wear accessories, makeup, and clothes. They find a way to
combine celebrities with fashion and makeup, as in the story in the March issue
in which hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj gives the beauty editor a makeover. There
are also social issues stories, such as one on fashion envy (in the March 2012
issue) and another, in the February issue, called “Digital Drama: Is it Ruining
Your Life?” – these articles tackle real-life issues in a light way, but buried
within are some good tips on how to deal with awkward social situations. The
magazine will appeal to fashion-minded teens, and it will give them a sense of
the current designers in fashion, but it also offers them interviews with other
teens in television, film and music. It is buried a bit, but it does squeeze in
some books coverage (with celebrities endorsing certain books), which might
help in making reading books look like a cooler pastime for teen fashionistas.
Reader’s Annotation: Teen
Vogue is a magazine about fashion, boys, makeup, arts and entertainment,
with some helpful advice on how to get over awkward or annoying social
situations.
Genre: Magazine.
Curriculum Ties: N/A
Booktalking Ideas: N/A
Reading Level/Interest Age: 12+
Challenge Issues: Parents might object to the consumerist
mindset of the magazine. Point out the more serious.
Why Included: There are many teens who are interested in
fashion and this might be a good way to get them reading. I like that they talk
up books and give celebrity endorsements of good reads.
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