Vogue Covers Throughout History

September 1916

Stating "...as days are growing shorter, skirts are growing longer." This issue of Vogue featured ads for Perrier, Burberry and Rolls-Royce. The September magazine claimed "The time has come...to talk of many things, - of shoes and furs and lingerie, and if one flares or clings, and where the waist-line ought to be, and whether hats have wings."



November 1919

In November 1919, Vogue focuses on "The Frills and Ruffles of our grandmother's return to edge our winter frocks," it further states, "On the whole the good that is accomplished by pretty clothes and charming accessories goes far to prove that a modest vanity is a happy virtue, at least, a gay and amiable peccadillo."



July 1932

The July 1932 issue of Vogue boasted the first photographic cover. The magazine covered swimsuits from Burberry, Hector Powe and Asprey.




January 1957

This 1957 issue offers young journalists the opportunity to work for Vogue, through a monthly Talent Contest. The cover model, whose hand has been cropped out is actually holding a bottle of "Danu's Tabu perfume." Within the magazine, Audrey Hepburn is mentioned as having transitioned from "gamine to demure"





October 1967

Twiggy graces the cover of this issue for the first time donning a suit by Emmanuelle Khanh for Cacharel. The magazine also highlights Balenciaga for bringing black back into the spotlight.

March 1974

"Life is not all parties...Bianca spends a lot of time at home. Their daughter, Jade, is two, very beautiful and civilised and happy because she gets a lot of love and you can tell it. When Jade was five months old, they went to the Far East with 400 boxes of Evian water" Later, while watching Princess Anne's televised wedding, Bianca states,"I'd like to divorce Mick so I could get married to him all over again,"

January 1987

Donning a Chanel pearl necklace and cropped jacket, Cindy Crawford was lacked her signature mole in 1985, as it was being airbrushed out during this time in her career.

December 2002

Featuring a cover with Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, this December issue of Vogue focuses on a Vogue black and white ball to which the fashions world's most relevant figures are invited. The guest list included Naomi Campbell, Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Erin O'Connor, Paul Smith, Julien Macdonald, Mary Quant, Manolo Blahnik and Madonna, about whom the magazine says: "If Madonna loves it, so does everyone else."