The Fashion Trends And Beauty Tips For Teenage Girls

Her research reviewed 21 studies of the media’s affect on more than 6,000 girls, 10 years or older. The results showed that the more the girls were exposed to the fashion magazines, the more they struggled to have a positive body image. (L2)

Magazines want to be read and enjoyed by the most customers possible, and in order to do so they try and attract a vast variety of people.  This means that they must include different hairstyle and clothing choices for all races, cultures, and ethnicities.  By expanding the types of wear in these magazines, people are able to identify and connect with the articles and overall message of the magazine.  Often times, the goal is to make women feel empowered and part of a larger whole.   Increasing the amount of cultures that these magazines and their articles represent means that more women are able to feel a part of something and can knock down the walls of difference between groups of people.  It is crucial for magazines to display various culturized styles in order for these cultures to feel included and is a great way to diminish the separation and therefore the discrimination of

Under society’s customs for decades, young women have found themselves immersed in the pressure and anticipation to have exemplary bodies. Nearly every young woman prefers to be slim, have a perfectly shaped body, that is beautified by applying pounds of makeup to their face but does not appear ridiculously overdone. Who’s responsible for these measures imposed on young women? When a young girl picks up the model on the cover of Vogue being called flawless, naturally it’s easy for her to then aspire to be a real-life imitation of the that model. These companies produce magazine covers shown with girls’ images daily. As if keeping the perfect body wasn’t hard enough, our culture also forces girls into the forever expanding world of composition, however, body image is a surging subject for young girls. Advertisements and pictures of lean female models are all over. Young women are measured and perplexed by their physical appearances with attire intended to raise their physical structures; social media, magazines, the society, marketing campaigns, advertisements, and the fashion gurus add to a strand of excellence.

Women’s Body Image (www.wellesley.edu/Health/BodyImage) helped demonstrates the young influence of magazines. Those days when girls strive to be something they weren’t, were probably the most crucial days in body imaging. They succumbed into the pressure of looking how everyone else wants them to look. Such teeny bopper magazines sell to many young girls the idea of beauty. Teen Magazine is the princess of that royal court. In every young woman, or man’s mind, there is this longing to be desired. To be desired, you must be attractive. To be attractive, you have to look like that girl on page seventy-one in the latest Teen Magazine (Women’s Body Image).

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. At least, that’s what is taught to believe at an early age. Elline Lipkin, however, holds fast to the understanding that as true as that saying may be, there are outside forces that are intent on readjusting our vision to “true beauty”: the kind that can be bought off the shelves. In her article, “Girls’ Bodies, Girls’ Selves: Body Image, Identity, and Sexuality”, Lipkin employs several different external resources to help demonstrate her belief that young girls’ (“Before they even abandon their teddy bears…“ (Para 2)) definition of their own appearance is polluted and distorted by the vastly massive world that is the American media. Besides pulling from other articles and fact sheets, she also effectively utilizes a clearly logical train of thought, an operative tone, and countless examples of emotional appeal.

Instead of empowering girls, society would rather drag them down. Girls are most susceptible to the target of beauty standards that can lead to detrimental self-harm. This op-ed from USA Today by Natalie DiBlasio denounces such occurrences. Gold’s Gym, a franchise from Egypt, recently posted an image of a pear with the caption: “This is no shape for a girl” (Par 2). This sparked controversy and anger as it was a cruel judgement on the physiques of many girls in the world. It questioned the credibility of the gym as the image attacked girls rather than inspiring them. In expressing her own distaste as well as of others, DiBlasio uses several rhetorical techniques to combat the harmful message of the image. Through the compilation of emotional stories with statistical data and powerful diction, DiBlasio establishes strong advocacy for the liberation of girls from beauty standards that successfully influences the reader to do the same.

In contrast to this magazine portraying to promote healthy kids and happy families (Parents Magazine, pg. 1. June 2011). There are contradicting messages found in all three magazines used for the purpose of this essay. For example, in one magazine there are tips and advice on how to apply and which make-up products to buy to create the beautiful look the model was showing in the picture (October, p. 94). This message could be portrayed to young women that make-up is something needed to create beauty, Mothers always want their daughter to wait as long as possible before using these products to take away

Under society’s norms for decades, young women have been put under the pressure and anticipation to have perfect bodies. That is, thin and curved, beautified by applying pounds of the makeup to their face but not appear ridiculously overdone. Who’s responsible for these standards imposed on young women? When a young girl picks up the model along the cover of Vogue being called flawless, it’s easy for her to then aspire to be a real-life imitation of the photocopy. These companies produce magazine covers shown with girls’ images daily. As if keeping the perfect body wasn’t hard enough our culture also forces girls into the forever expanding world of composition, however, body image is a pressing issue for young women. Advertisements and posters of skinny female models are all over. Young girls not only could be better but need to be more upright and feel driven to throw the perfect figure. Moreover, girls are evaluated and oppressed by their physical appearances. With supplements and apparel designed to enhance a facial expression; social media, magazines, and marketing campaigns and advertisements add to the burden of perfection. The fashion industry is a prime object of body image issues, as they believe clothes look better on tall and svelte women. Established on a survey participated by 13 to 17-year-old in the U.S., 90% “felt pressured by fashion and media industries to be skinny”, with more than 60% routinely compares themselves to models, while 46%

Estelle begins her monologue by saying that you can not even look at a magazine without being bombarded with:

Melissa Milkie’s article, Media images’ influence on Adolescent Girls’ self-concept, explores forms of media, more specifically magazines directed at teen girls, that effect young girls’ self -concept. Milkie demonstrates how our self-concepts are impacted by what we perceive others think of us and how we use the “third-person effect” in where we underestimate how much influence the media actually has on ourselves compared to others (54). Some of the major points of the article are the research methods and findings. Using a subsample of 60 high school girls from two different demographic populations (one rural, predominantly white high school and one ethnically diverse urban high school), Milkie studied the findings of the impact of girls’ magazines on teenage females. The results of this study showed that girl’s ethnic status, along with the differences in region, made a significant difference in whether the girls felt any connection with the images of beauty portrayed by the media.

While mainly focusing on lighthearted topics, occasionally a serious component is presented to the girls in a light fashion. After a recent run, the team was asked about how they feel when they see models and women on magazines. Sue questioned how the the models dress and the way they look, made the girls feel. With a concoction of responses the girls expressed their mixed thoughts and feelings on the topic, ultimately concluding that although at times they may feel sad, each of them are beautiful in their own way. One team member specifically screamed “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and they continued to giggle amongst

Though BuzzFeed stands at the forefront and was a very pivotal player in putting body positivity, inclusivity, and representation at the forefront of discourse within the beauty realm, the inconsistencies within their vast content show that either such radical stances on beauty were either not as important as making trite videos and articles on beauty to gain more views and therefore revenue, or merely just another scheme to appeal to a wider audience, including those marginalized by today’s beauty standards. Though they are quick to act as a cavalier for women of color or queer folk by condemning celebrities, brands, and companies such as Kylie Jenner, Karlie Kloss, Khloe Kardashian, ASOS, Urban Outfitters, Coachella, etc. for cultural appropriation

Studies indicate that girls as young as 6 and 7 can struggle with body image. By middle school 40-70 percent of girls are dissatisfied with two or more parts of their body (The Issues). The NYC Girls Project is a multi-agency educational and advertising initiative aimed at promoting self esteem and positive body image by focusing on admirable character traits rather than physical attributes. Colorful signs can be found in various locations throughout New York City. The background of each one features young girls between the ages of 7-12 of all sizes and ethnicity. The catch phrase, “I’m a Girl” in bold yellow text is followed by “I’m beautiful the way I am” emphasized by the use of capital letters. By strategically using

Over the years a debate over who is to blame over the decline in how girls perceive themselves has arisen. With Photoshop being the societal norm concerning the media, it has become difficult for many to understand where the line between real and near impossible standards lies. Youths see an image edited to “perfection” and strive to reach the standards that they imagine due to the images displayed on magazines, television and social media. From Disney to magazines like Vogue the mass media bombards audiences with fake beauty that they, as normal people, will never be able to achieve. The mass media is responsible for causing the rise in the number of people with a poor body image, eating disorders, and cosmetic surgeries.

I open up the “hottest” teen magazines on the market; Allure, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, and Teen Vogue are a few at the top. As I flip through the magazine this holiday season I see pages of clothes that only the rich can afford, pictures of half-naked people draped over each other, articles about horoscopes and editorials talking about which teen star is the sexiest. Fashion, makeup, men, sex, celebrities, and exercising are the most popular topics I see as I peruse these magazines. These popular magazines take no time to tell me how beautiful I am, but only tell me the hundreds of things I need to do to improve. They tell me that I need more new, expensive makeup to look like a movie star. These magazines teach me how to seduce a man, but