My first vintage Vogue magazine I acquired a few years ago because it had a lovely picture of a young Audrey Hepburn in it. It was when Audrey Hepburn was 22 years old and appearing as "Gigi" on the New York theater stage. Her dress was designed by Adrian, probably before she began her kinship with Givenchy. I hope to scan a few images from this book but it is a bit on the fragile side. I love vintage Vogue magazines these truly are an art form and a step back through history. I could go on and on about John Rawlings but I hope to show some images of his work in another blog post. I also recently got a bunch of Harper's Bazaar magazines cheap because they were missing some pages. I hope to also scan some of these. These I don't mind what happens to with the scanner.
I imagine what it would have been like to visit some of these department stores in the late 40's early 50's and see the women who frequented them. To see these women all decked out with their hair perfectly in place, posture in model form, and of course dressed to the 10. This image was published in the March 1952, Vogue magazine.
I also find the dialect interesting.
I'm not quite sure I could get into the fur wearing, I can't imagine wearing a fox around my neck but I'd certainly dig some of the gowns. It's crazy how these women had private viewings. Imagine this is 1946 just a couple years after the WW2 ended...
Really interesting fashion show 1938 in color. Wouldn't it be awesome to locate some of these gowns in a shop today?
I think it's pretty amazing how well dressed they were in those days. Something we've lost in our present time. We don't even get cleaned up for dinner anymore.
You are wonderfully lucky to have some vintage copies of Vogue magazine. They are perpetually on my radar when I'm out thrifting/second hand shopping, but so far I have not encountered any. One can pick them up online, but the prices they command are usually way beyond the realm of my wallet, so to date I haven't bought any. Hopefully one day!
Thank you very much for your comment on my vintage outfit post this week. Most of the photos that are taken by my husband (Tony) of me are done using his Canon EOS 30D. He snaps, I edit/post process, and voila, the team effort is what you see :)
I think it's pretty amazing how well dressed they were in those days. Something we've lost in our present time. We don't even get cleaned up for dinner anymore.
ReplyDeleteI agree Joni maybe this is why I'm so interested in this time period. The glamour is just amazing.
DeleteI love vintage vogue. Anything vintage vogue, esp their patterns and repro patterns. Audrey is so lovely!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to sew an outfit. Have you done this?
DeleteYou are wonderfully lucky to have some vintage copies of Vogue magazine. They are perpetually on my radar when I'm out thrifting/second hand shopping, but so far I have not encountered any. One can pick them up online, but the prices they command are usually way beyond the realm of my wallet, so to date I haven't bought any. Hopefully one day!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your comment on my vintage outfit post this week. Most of the photos that are taken by my husband (Tony) of me are done using his Canon EOS 30D. He snaps, I edit/post process, and voila, the team effort is what you see :)
♥ Jessica