Teen Magazine 1965

teen magazine was popular in 1965 when I was thirteen mom had Better Homes and Garden, Redbook and Women’s Day. it was only right that my identical twin and I would have Teen. mom’s magazines were about housekeeping; ours were about fashion. we all wanted to grow up and become Sally Field or Tina Turner. the Beatles shocked our parents on the Ed Sullivan Show. folk singer mama cass’s voice and looks were known to all of us. we were listening to the Beach Boys sing about California girls. Los Angeles teen movie stars showed off mop-tops and Twiggy cuts. daisies and yellow happy faces were sprinkled lavishly throughout. subtle hints were showing us what to wear. hip huggers and bell bottoms were in; plaids were out. teen Magazine teamed up with Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. together they taught us a bunch of dance moves. the Loco-motion, watusi and smashed potato to name three. our super models were Twiggy and we loved Sonny and Cher. . now we knew how to dress, how to dance and what to eat. our favorite teens were advertising things we needed to be groovy. we were eager to follow their lead, not having our own identity yet.