Strike a Pose: Vogue Archive Now Available
Using a source in an unusual way can be the spark or inspiration for your next great research paper. The Libraries now have access to the Vogue Archive with every story, every dress, every advertisement from 1892 to today.
Vogue magazine? I am not a Design student, so how can I use that in a paper? There are many ways to use an extensive archive like Vogue. A few ideas:
- Interpret the style of a given decade or time period
- Analyze the advertisements from a specific time period like 1920
- Discuss the effect of events like the Great Depression or World War II on mainstream media
- Examine gender stereotypes
- Analyze the style of specific journalists
- Compare and contrast designers
- Critique a marketing campaign for a given product
- Discuss the changes of race in stories or ads
- Assess the effectiveness of public health campaigns






