When I was young I waited anxiously for the next issue of Seventeen magazine to arrive. I saved (and moved more times than is reasonable) a few issues. This is the cover of one of my favorites:
It’s from May 1968, cost 50 cents. The model’s name is Collen Corby and I wanted to look just like her. What struck me as I flipped through this recently was how many things are still the same! Fringe is in again!
Gladiator sandals are popular right now.
Records and turntables are all the rage.
Dry shampoo — what’s old is new.
Fake eyelashes were popular then and now. 
Tights!
Look at this opinion piece! Title: We Need A Woman President
But some things have changed. Look at this ad for Wonder Bread! 
There were lots of ads for china and silver:
And for engagement rings:
There also lots of ads for hope chests, secretarial schools, fashion, medical assistants, and airline training. But this ad is one of my favorites — here’s to flower power! 
Did you read Seventeen when you were young?
Sherry Harris Books 
I loved both Seventeen and Teen magazines. My grandmother was insistent I stay up to date on fashion and what was popular. I remember receiving a subscription to Seventeen as a birthday present and feeling so sophisticated when the first one arrived in the mail. One of my other favorites was Tiger Beat, that’s how I kept tabs on Robbie Benson before Google!!
I loved 16 magazine to — it may have been a precursor to Tiger Beat! But Seventeen was my favorite. I was shocked to learn my mom read Seventeen when it debuted in 1944!
Really? Another thing I thought was invented just for us! 1944??? Wow! I am unfamiliar with 16. My dad didn’t like Tiger Beat and complained that all the pictures I cut out of Robbie Benson (and hung on the wall) would tear the wallpaper down.
I’m old enough that I was cutting out photos of The Beatles (Paul) and The Monkeys (Davy Jones).
I loved both 16 and 17! Seventeen was my favorite, though. Pretty sure I subscribed for a couple of years. I remember the Yardley ads for slicker lipstick. Why did I think glossy pink would be attractive?
I loved Yardley stuff — perfume, soap, lipstick. I save their boxes for years because I thought they were so pretty!
And then there was Jean Naté. If I even smell that, I’m a freshman in college again.
And Brut — lots of guys wore Brut!