Sassy: The Whole Thing

Jul 23, 2007 @ 4:15pm

1992 was a funny year.

The 90210 fragrance just came out, I was playing with Trolls and watching Blossom on Monday nights, and every cool kid kept their makeup in a Caboodles

And Sassy magazine was there, covering it all.

We know you already saw the Sassy spread of Chloe Sevigny today, but after a few emails - and a few chapters of the new book, How Sassy Changed My Life, we knew:

We had to post the magazine - in its entirety.

We also scanned a couple ads, just so you don't forget what Nikki Taylor looked like as the face of Cover Girl, or that Rebecca Gayheart, before being Mrs. McSteamy, was the Noxzema girl.

Check out Blossom herself on the cover - and the accompanying story: "Mayim Bialik is not a Dog!"

You won't see that headline in Teen Vogue...

--ALLIE MERRIAM

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posted by tyler

Jul 23, 2007 4:25PM

Is that Lauren Davis in the "Fancy Schmancy" spread?! The last picture especially looks exactly like her.

posted by complexandcontradictory

Jul 23, 2007 4:31PM

thank you! i am kicking myself for tossing all my old Sassy mags from times gone by.

posted by rachel

Jul 23, 2007 4:31PM

i loved models emma snowball and gina marie........one of my favorite covers was the amy smart one, dressed like axel rose.....

posted by melissa

Jul 23, 2007 4:32PM

the trolls. the 90210. the blossom. fantastic.

posted by i don't just like you. I like you, like you.

Jul 23, 2007 4:35PM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted by tyler

Jul 23, 2007 4:38PM

I didn't see it said the models names....it is totally Vogue's Lauren Davis!

posted by Sarah

Jul 23, 2007 4:51PM

Ack! Mary's Danish! OMG! This is exactly what I needed to distract me from my work today!

posted by elizabeth

Jul 23, 2007 4:53PM

Thanks ladies! Had a tough day today and this has put a smile on my face. :-)

posted by ER

Jul 23, 2007 4:55PM

When are they going to issue a full bound reprint of Sassy? Like that giant New Yorker book or Punk magazine?

posted by Eli

Jul 23, 2007 5:01PM

What is up with publishing pictures of people with their eyes closed?

Is that Christina applegate as christine?

posted by missryanm

Jul 23, 2007 5:02PM

wow. for some mysterious reason, that issue never arrived in my mailbox. i remember my embarassment when one of the popular girls in homeroom turned around, asked to borrow my copy, and then promptly returned it because it wasn't the one with mayam bialik on the cover.

i'd always wondered on what i missed out on...

posted by guest

Jul 23, 2007 5:03PM

Dag not dog--even more 90's!

posted by Laia

Jul 23, 2007 5:13PM

This is absolutely awesome. The sad thing is that back then most teen magazines were way cooler, the Seventeen from the early 90's and the one from now are so completely different its scary. Back then I learned about Sonic Youth and Welcome to the Dollhouse, now, they have girls from Laguna Beach and Fergie on the cover.

I feel sorry for the new generation.

posted by hyst

Jul 23, 2007 5:14PM

omg! awesome!
and that claim that flicker razors are the safest is just wrong - I had a really bad shaving accident with one of those bad boys... :(

posted by allie

Jul 23, 2007 5:16PM

omg THANK YOU!!!

posted by rachel

Jul 23, 2007 5:26PM

laia, excellent point!
seventeen was awesome in the nineties. i feel sorry for the new generation as well. from stupid and insulting headlines to awful "role models..."

posted by gl

Jul 23, 2007 5:33PM

SO SICK. THANKS!

P.s. That Glenn Quinn guy recently OD'd...creepy.

posted by Bonnie Lass

Jul 23, 2007 6:22PM

I totally killed my eyes trying to read the article on why you should attend an all-women's college.

I distinctly remember the reasons why I went to mine and, uh, none of those reasons were even close.

Women AND horses? $25K a year? FUCK YEAH!

The sad thing is, my family thought it was a great idea. I bet they're kicking themselves now.

-->And I still hate REM for 'Automatic for the People. Monster was SOOO much better. And that Blind Melon album will forever be a classic for me.

posted by arcadia

Jul 23, 2007 6:43PM

omg! that brought back a flood of memories! i miss Sassy!!

tyler, i'm thinking the same thing: is that Lauren Davis in the "fancy dress" black and white photo?

posted by astrid

Jul 23, 2007 7:14PM

thank you! thank you! a nice break on a busy, crappy monday!

posted by Jen

Jul 23, 2007 7:48PM

That was great! I was a junior in college when that issue came out, but I still read Sassy. However, how unfortunate that they gave the Blind Melon album four stars, and that Glenn Quinn is dead.

posted by Wow.

Jul 23, 2007 10:43PM

Actually, that's Lauren Davis throughout the whole spread, I think . . . only two models are credited. She's just less recognizable in the other shots. For whatever reason . . .

posted by Kristen

Jul 23, 2007 11:41PM

OMG this issue was my favorite ever--I read it over and over till the cover fell apart! Thank you for posting this!!!

posted by Laura

Jul 23, 2007 11:58PM

I still have almost every issue of Sassy from about 91 to when it all ended. My mother wants them out of the garage but I cant give em up.

posted by cARLYE

Jul 24, 2007 12:10AM

If you guys liked Sassy, you should DEFINITELY check out Venus Zine. It's a quarterly that's up the same alley for women. venuszine.com - check it out.

posted by Ani

Jul 24, 2007 3:22PM

Gosh I feel like I'm in Junior High all over again. Great memories and always looked forward the issue featuring the "Coolest Girl in America".

Sassy was great at helping kids with no connections land a job in a fashion magazine.

posted by yo-yo

Jul 24, 2007 3:50PM

hahaha the bobbi brown lip brush costs $17.50

posted by Ani

Jul 26, 2007 9:18PM

Yea =) but back then most of us thought that was wayyyy to much money to spend on make-up.

posted by Janet

Aug 09, 2007 12:14PM