The covers were illustrated by a number of artists/photographers including Helen Dryden (November 1920), Georges Lepape (November 1924, January 1925, February 1933), Eduardo Benito (July 1926), Pierre Mourgue (March 1932), Pierre Roy (April 1937, The Coronation Issue for King George VI), and René Bouché (May 1939).
The other appeal of these covers is the use of typography as a graphic element. Unlike today where it is important that your masthead look the same each month, these covers explored the whimsy and stylish effect of a great typeface. It was also unusual to see the infrequency of issues compared to today. Here were the best covers from 1920-1939. British Vogue's Covers are archived on their web site.
7 comments:
wow, those vogue covers are so cool! :D i love them!!!! they should be like that still in America. :] Very unique & vintage.
i wholeheartedly agree. i miss the design element of these covers. it's all so cookie-cutter now because of competition.
The cover for May 1935 is great! I wish magazine covers would try to be minimalist these days. Such an over abundance of information on covers! This cover is so simple, chic and clean. Great post!
thanks, tatiana. i love these covers. this is what fashion magazine covers should look like!
Excellent post and blog! Love these illustrations... wouldn't it be fantastic if a modern Vogue cover had an illustration rather than a photo for once?
xoxox,
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Such an amazing post! Despite the fact that I am a Vogue-a-holic, I had never seen these before. So in love with all of them!
vogue is amazing,I am grateful to you for sharing this
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