Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine covering many topics including fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway. Vogue began as a weekly newspaper in 1892 in the United States, before becoming a monthly publication years later.
The British Vogue was the first international edition launched in 1916, while the Italian version Vogue Italia has been called the top fashion magazine in the world. As of today, there are 23 international editions.
In 1892, Arthur Baldwin Turnure, an American businessman, founded Vogue as a weekly newspaper in the United States. From its inception, the magazine targeted the new New York upper class. The magazine at this time was primarily concerned with fashion, with coverage of sports and social affairs included for its male readership.
Condé Montrose Nast purchased Vogue in 1909 one year before Turnure's death, and gradually grew the publication. He changed it to a unisex magazine and started Vogue overseas in the 1910s. Under Nast, the magazine soon shifted its focus to women, and in turn the price was soon raised. The magazine’s number of publications and profit increased dramatically under Nast’s management. By 1911, the Vogue brand had garnered a reputation that it continues to maintain, targeting an elite audience and expanding into the coverage of weddings. According to Condé Nast Russia, after the First World War made deliveries in the Old World impossible, printing began in England. The decision to print in England proved to be successful causing Nast to release the first issue of French Vogue in 1920.
This is part 10 of a 12-part series on Vogue magazine.For earlier magazines see parts 1 - 9 also.
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1933 July 15
New Jewells
Illustration by Georges Lepape |
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1933 August 15
Autumn Forecast
Cover by Eduardo Garcia Benito |
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1933 August 15
Illustration by R.S. Grafstrom |
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1933 September 1
A Woman wearing a purple Augustabernard Evening Gown
Illustration by Rene Bouet-Willaumez |
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1933 September 1
Autumn Shopping, Fabrics, Designs for Dressmaking
Cover by Jean Pagès |
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1933 September 15
Illustration by Rene Bouet-Willaumez |
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1933 September 15
Hats and Gowns from Paris Openings
Cover by Carl Oscar August Erickson |
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1933 October 1
Paris Fashions
Cover by Eduardo Garcia Benito |
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1933 October 15
New York Fashions
Cover by Georges Lepape |
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1933 November 1
Fashions for Limited Incomes
Cover by Pierre Mourgue |
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1933 December 15
Holidays, Winter Travel
Cover by Jean Pages |
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1933 December 15
Illustration by Pierre Mourgue |
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1934 January 1
Illustration by Pierre Mourgue |
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1934 January 1
Illustration by Pierre Mourgue |
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1934 January 1
Illustration by Pierre Mourgue |
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1934 January 1
Illustration by Pierre Mourgue |
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1934 January 1
Women wearing woolen Knits by Anny Blatt, Anne Maire and Olga Rosen
Illustration by Pierre Mougue |
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1934 January 15
Forecast of Spring
Cover by Carl Oscar August Erickson |
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1934 February 1
Illustration by Rene Bouet-Willaumez |
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1934 March 1
A Model wearing a purple strapless Evening Dress by Lucien Lelong
Illustration by Pierre Mougue |
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1934 March 15
Paris Fashions
Cover by Eduardo Garcia Benito |
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1934 April 1
New York Fashions
Cover by Carl Oscar August Erickson |
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1934 April 26
New York Fashions
Cover by Pierre Mourgue |
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1934 May 15
Summer Travel
Cover by Alix Zeilinger |
Note: No biographical information found on Alix Zeilinger.
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1934 May 15
Illustration by R.S. Grafstrom |
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1934 July 1
Hot Weather Fashions
Cover by Carl Oscar August Erickson |
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1934 August 15A Woman wearing a Toque by J. Suzanne Talbot
Illustration by Rene Bouet-Willaumez |
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1934 August 1
Autumn Forecast, Furs, Millinery
Cover by Eduardo Garcia Benito |
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1934 August 15
Fabrics, Fashions for School
Cover by R. S. Grafstrom |
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1934 September 1
Autumn Shopping
Cover by Carl Oscar August Erickson |
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1934 September 1
Two Women wearing Mainbocher Dresses
Illustration by Rene Bouet-Willaumez |
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1934 September 15
Paris Fashions
Cover by Pierre Mourgue |
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1934 October 1
New York Fashions
Cover by Jean Pages |
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1934 October 1
Illustration by Rene Bouet-Willaumez |
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1934 October 15
Women wearing Clothing by Augustabernard, Lelong, Paquin and Rose Descat
Illustration by Pierre Mourgue |
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1934 October 15
Furs, Jewels, (Jewells), Accessories
Cover by Eduardo Garcia Benito |
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1934 November 15
Débutantes and Winter Season
Cover by Carl Oscar August Erickson |
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1935 January 1
Entertaining and Southern Fashions
Cover by R.S. Grafstrom |
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1935 January 1
Illustration by Rene Bouet-Willaumez |
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1935 January 15
Illustration by Pierre Mougue |
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1935 February 15
New Make-Up! New Wardrobes! New Accessories!
Cover by Carl Oscar August Erickson |
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1935 March 1
Paris Openings - first report
Cover by Pierre Mourgue |
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1935 March 1
Illustration by Pierre Mourgue |
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1935 March 1
Women wearing Molyneaux Capes and Dresses
Illustration by Marcel Vertes |
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1935 March 1
A Woman wearing a Maggy Rouff Gown
Illustration by Marcel Vertes |
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1935 March 15
A Woman wearing a Jean Patou Hat
Illustration by Marcel Vertes |
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1935 March 15
Paris Fashions
Cover by Eduardo Garcia Benito |
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1935 April 1
Illustration by Christian Bèrard |
Christian Bèrard (1902 – 1949) also known as Bebè, was a French artist, fashion illustrator and designer. Bérard and his lover Boris Kochno, who worked for the Ballets Russes and was also co-founder of the Ballets des Champs-Elysées, were one of the most prominent openly homosexual couples in French theatre during the 1930s and 1940s.Born in Paris in 1902, Bèrard studied at the Lycée Janson de Sailly as a child. In 1920, he entered the Academie Ranson, where his style was influenced by Édouard Vuillard and Maurice Denis. Bèrard showed his first exhibition in 1925, at the Gallery Pierre. From the start of his career he had an interest in theatrical scenery and costume designs, and played an important role in the development of theatrical design in the 1930s and 1940s. In the early 1930s Bèrard worked with Jean-Michel Frank, painting screens, wood-work and drawing projects for carpets. He also worked as a fashion illustrator for Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Nina Ricci. Bèrard's most renowned achievement was probably his lustrous, magical designs for Jean Cocteau’s film La Belle et la Bête (1946).
Bèrard died suddenly from a heart attack on 11 February 1949, on the stage of the Théâtre Marigny. Francis Poulenc’s Stabat Mater (1950) was composed in his memory, and Jean Cocteau dedicated his film Orphée(1950) to him.
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1935 May 15
A model on the S.S. Normandie wearing a Creed Coat
Illustration by Christian Bèrard |
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1935 May 15
Summer Travel
Cover by Carl Oscar August Erickson |
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1935 May 15
Illustration by Rene Bouet-Willaumez |
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1935 June 1
Beauty Number, Midseason Collections
Cover by Christian Bèrard |
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1935 6 June 15
Paris Season, Summer Fashions
Cover by Jean Pages |
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1935 July 15
Summer Holidays
Cover by Cecil Beaton |
Fashion photographer Sir Cecil Beaton (1904 – 1980) launched his career as a 'society' photographer in 1926 with an exhibition in London that won him an immediate contract with Vogue, where he worked for the next 30 years. Beaton's fascination with glamour and high society prevailed throughout his life and in 1937 he became court photographer to the British Royal Family. He also became a successful set and costume designer for stage and film productions, most notably My Fair Lady (1956) and Gigi (1958).
Cecil Beaton began to pursue photography at a very early age. As a teenager he spent many hours attempting to recreate the look of glamorous society portraits using his sisters, Nancy and Baba, as models. Candid snapshots and studio portraits of Beaton by his contemporaries display his sense of style, his charm, vanity and vivacious personality.
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1935 August 1
Autumn Forecast, Furs, Millinery
Cover by Rene Bouet-Willaumez |
