Weren’t They Funny? In 1914, the Cover of Life Magazine Predicted How Fashion Would Be in 1950

This is a cover of Life magazine from 1914. They predicted what people would be wearing in 1950. There is a caption under the illustration saying, “Weren’t They Funny?”

“Weren’t They Funny?”, cover of Life magazine by Otho Cushing, December 10, 1914.

Clearly, they predicted that in the future, people would be wearing less clothing and showing more skin. In some ways, that’s true. Women do wear short dresses. However, the man wearing the loincloth with shapes painted all over his body looks like someone who just went to Coachella.