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Announcing "The time, the place, or the fabric makes no difference; the Parisienne's day is not complete unless she wears the colour of spring." The theme of the December issue is the color green.

Cover by: Helen Thurlow
Editor: Elspeth Champcommunal

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"Nothing is kinder to a woman than her veil: it bestows upon her an air of mystery, the greatest asset she could possess," "tunics and coats are long this season; and rabbit fur is very short - it's been clipped, in fact," and "not since Victorian days has the muffling scarf of wool been so honoured a member of the mode; it even forms an integral part of the coat".

Cover by: George W Plank
Editor: Elspeth Champcommunal

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In November 1919, Vogue focuses on "The Frills and Ruffles of our grandmothers' 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."

Cover by: Helen Dryden
Editor: Elspeth Champcommunal

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In this issue, Vogues argues that the magazine contains "Magnificent material for argument between all sorts of human beings is provided by the question as to what is and what is not waste of time. 'What is the good,' the busy woman may ask, 'in my looking at a dozen lovely gowns I can't ever hope to buy? Isn't that just waste of time?' The answer plainly is that there may be a great deal of good if she looks at them in the right way, and that this apparent waste of time maybe the most valuable investment of leisure minutes that she can make."

Editor: Alison Settle

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"How much is too often" Today fashion changes so quickly in line and details that it needs an almost breathless endeavour on the part of fashion experts, artists and photographers to keep up with the stream of All That Is Newest. But do you suggest, queries one reader, that one needs new clothes every fortnight? The answer to that is, of course, obvious. But the woman who only looks at fashions when she needs to buy a dress is like the gardener who only gardens in the summer. You must personally do a certain amount of spade work to be smart."

Cover by: Pierre Mourgue
Editor: Alison Settle

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

Cover by: Edward Steichen
Editor: Alison Settle

"Country clothes look as if at any moment they might bestride a bicycle, or walk over the hill to see a neighbour. In town, we walk - not totter, nor stride - in solid-soled square-heeled shoes; the curse has been taken from that word "sensible". Fashion, like the woman it clothes, is proving no good-time girl, thrown into confusion by the shock of war, but a staunch support, an invaluable ally. Turn the pages, and we'll show you how."

Editor: Elizabeth Penrose

Vogue on greeting your husband upon return from war: "He likes to spend some evenings quietly at home; comfortable chairs; easy, idle talk. You in a dress with a sweeping feminine skirt and gentle colours: Worth's dinner dress - the skirt in linen, plaided blue, pink and magenta; the bodice in lilac angora discreetly banded with amethyst stones and sequins."

Editor: Audrey Withers

"In this day and age, the hostess quite often doubles with the cook. And often from choice, for once having experienced the compensations of the staffless home, and the ease with which last-minute guests can be invited, she is unwilling to relinquish the freedom of the kitchen."

Editor: Audrey Withers

"If fashion documents were the only ones in existence, it would still be possible to trace with some accuracy the social and political history of a period. Since fashion is our business, we devote these pages to recounting in this way, the tale of the last half-century: that recent history which, just because so recent, frequently presents to myopic man an image more blurred than that of distant periods. Irving Penn, among the most gifted of photographers, has reconstructed with imaginative insight a series of fashion landmarks: the clothes, the accessories, coiffures, make-up, settings ? and, in this net of physical properties, has caught the mental attitudes of past times."

Editor: Audrey Withers

Shortly after his death, Vogue honors Andre Derain: "He was an experimenter and a bold innovator, and his name, together with that of Matisse, was established as a leader of Les Fauves."

Editor: Audrey Withers

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"

Editor: Audrey Withers

A turning point for Vogue, this June 1963 issue exemplifies the progression towards a much different time. The tagline "What Makes Britain Wear Well" will go on to be used repeatedly by graphic artists of the time.

Cover by: Peter Rand
Editor: Alisa Garland
Model: Sandra Paul

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

Cover by: Ronald Traeger
Editor: Beatrix Miller
Model: Twiggy

"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,"

Cover by: Eric Boman
Editor: Beatrix Miller
Model: Bianca Jagger

"The wedding of the century is now part of history. And like all true history, it will leave its mark on the future. The marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer shows the British monarchy edging away form the extremes of pomp and circumstance towards the intimacy of a family occasion. This may seem a curious way to describe the glittering processions, vast Cathedral and 250-strong choir. Nevertheless wedding processions in the past have been more elaborate."

Cover by: Snowdon
Editor: Diana, Princess of Wales
Model: Sandra Paul

This December issue of Vogue promotes Madonna as "the new cult figure, subliminally blotted across our collective consciousness by an explosion of hype and advertising". "From when I was very young I just knew that being a girl and being charming could get me a lot of things, and I milked it for everything I could," Madonna states.

Cover by: Patrick Demarchelier
Editor: Beatrix Miller
Model: Uma Thurman

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.

Cover by: Patrick Demarchelier
Editor: Anna Wintour
Model: Cindy Crawford

"Cherie Blaire is a successful barrister, an Islington mother and a supportive wife. Her husband looks set to become the next Prime Minister. Can she survive it?" asks Vogue. Plus, Jerry Hall poses for David Bailey for her first ever nude shot."

Cover by: Robert Erdmann
Editor: Alexandra Shulman
Model: Naomi Campbell

"The post-Emma, post-Brad Pitt Gwyneth Paltrow is even more dazzling," says Vogue. Back on screen in February 1998 as luminously beautiful Estella in the Nineties update of Great Expectations, closely followed by the British film Sliding Doors. The American actress (in a silk chiffon dress, ?312 to order at Clements Ribeiro), is photographed by Mario Testino in "clothes that reflect the new season's mood of modern ease".

Cover by: Mario Testino
Editor: Alexandra Shulman
Model: Gwyneth Paltrow

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."

Cover by: Mario Testino
Editor: Alexandra Shulman
Model: Elizabeth Hurley

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Her 22nd cover, iconic model Kate Moss represents an issue full of beauty secrets from the experts, including how to achieve Jennifer Anniston's arms and Angelina Jolie's pout.

Cover by: Craig McDean
Editor: Alexandra Shulman
Model: Kate Moss

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