I remember subscribing to Teen first, and then Seventeen...Seventeen seemed SO sophisticated and "New York" as my mom put it when I was first gettting into teenage magazine mode. There was a story in there on what order to apply your makeup that I think I STILL follow - because I had no clue about that stuff.

Jane is definitely aimed at college age girls and 20-somethings who remember Sassy. It's never been promoted as a teenage magazine.

alll those wonderful how to pictures of how to roll your hair...complete with the occasional juice can.
unfortunately, they never worked with me.
but i read it faithfully..

Same here! I loved both magazines! :) I still look at Seventeen when I am on break at work :o

I bought my first Seventeen Magazine when I was 12. We had a subscription until my little sister went to college. I secretly read it then even though I was in college and had moved on to Elle. I remember Jennifer Connelly was on the cover a lot.

I remember being about 17 going to churchcamp (it was a 9 hour car ride for us - I grew up in the middle of Nowhere, TX) and none of us guys had anything to read, so we read the girls' magazines. They had seventeens and I can remember the first one I ever picked up and the first thing I ever read was a letter to the fashion chick and it was some poor teen chick asking if she was a freak because she had little black hairs growing around her nipples. It was at that point I realized I was in over my head.

I use to read Seventeen and YM but I liked Seventeen better because they talked about issues that ALL girls face and they were more diverse in their models.

I loved Seventeen growing up. Sassy (RIP :( ) and YM were also staples in my home. I've tried, but I just can't get into Jane.

My favorite issue of Seventeen was ALWAYS their back to school issue. It always had the latest fashions, make-up, advice, etc.


Ahhhh, memories....:)