Description
A massive-scale newsletter devoted to the Fifties as captured within the pages of American Vogue. This e-book is illustrated by means of model’s largest images of that duration―the technology while the mag was the cultural power it’s nowadays.
One of best seven editors in leader in American Vogue’s historical past, Jessica Daves has remained one in every of model’s so much enigmatic figures. Diana Vreeland’s direct predecessor within the position, it’s Daves who first catapulted the mag into modernity.
A testomony to a converting The usa on each and every stage, Daves’s Vogue was once the primary to embody a “top/low” mix of style in its pages and to introduce global-popular artists, literary greats, and cultural icons into each and every factor, providing the reader an entire imaginative and prescient of the way layout, interiors, structure, interesting, artwork, literature, and tradition all hooked up and contributed to refining and defining taste and private taste. Daves profiled icons of American taste, from John and Jackie Kennedy to Charles and Ray Eames, along Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, and Balenciaga creations.
Organized in multifaceted, thematic chapters, 1950s in Vogue options in moderation curated images, illustrations, and web page spreads from the Fashion data (with iconic pictures in addition to lesser-recognized wonders), and unpublished images and letters from Jessica Daves’s non-public data.
Revealing a captivating and hitherto little-explored second in Fashion historical past, 1950s in Vogue is a will have to-have reference for enthusiasts of style, images, and magnificence.
200 illustrations
